Richard J. Snyder Jr. (born February 1, 1944) is an American former professional

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player. He played in the

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(NBA) for the

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, Seattle SuperSonics, and

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. Snyder graduated from

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and was drafted by the Hawks in the second round of the 1966 NBA draft. A solid

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who also played small forward on occasion, Snyder achieved his greatest basketball successes with the SuperSonics franchise. During the early 1970s, Snyder was often among the league leaders in field goal percentage. Perhaps his best season statistically was the 1970–71 season when he averaged 19.4 points per game and was fifth in the league in both field goal and

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percentage. Traded to Cleveland after the 1974 season, Snyder returned to the SuperSonics in his final season in 1978–79 where he earned an NBA championship ring. Snyder was a star football, baseball, and basketball player in high school and also pitched and played outfield for Davidson's baseball team. In 2011, he was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Career statisticsDick Snyder: Still the Standard in North CantonDick Snyder's Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Speech
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