James Leroy Snyder (March 10, 1909 – June 29, 1939) was an American racing driver.
[1] He also played one game for the Milwaukee Badgers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1925.
Snyder was part of the midget car racing "Chicago Gang" with Emil Andres, Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy O'Rourke, Paul Russo, and Wally Zale.
[4] These racers toured tracks in the Midwest and East Coast of the United States.
Snyder won the 1937 track championship at the Chicago Armory & Riverview.