1974 Profile: Norm Snead

Quarterback
No. 16
Wake Forest
"The Giants got Snead in the Fran Tarkenton trade to Minnesota, along with four other players, and the veteran quarterback responded by winning the NFL passing championship in 1972, leading the club to an 8-6 record, a Pro Bowl spot for himself and an all-time Giant club record with a 60.3 passing percentage. Norm also was sacked only eight times all year- the lowest total for any regular quarterback in the entire NFL.
Last year, despite being hampered by knee and arm injuries, he had a 55.7 mark on 131 completions, hit seven touchdown throws and was dumped only nine times.
Snead was originally a No. 1 draft choice of the Washington Redskins in 1961 and spent three seasons as the 'Skins regular quarterback before being traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for Sonny Jurgensen in 1964. He was the Eagles' No. 1 man for seven years until dealt to the Vikings in 1971 prior to coming to the Giants. Snead's trip to the Pro Bowl this year was his third.
Norm was an All-American quarterback at Wake Forest from 1958-60, team MVP two seasons, team captain and played in the Senior Bowl, Blue-Grey Game, College All-Star game and Coaches' All-American games, winning MVP honors in the Senior Bowl game. He also played freshman basketball.
Snead was born in Halifax County, Virginia and starred at Warwick High School in Newport News, Virginia."

-1974 New York Giants Media Guide