. ▁ ▁S ny der ▁is ▁also ▁par od ied ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁titled ▁" L isa ▁The ▁Greek ", ▁which ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁A ▁character ▁mode led ▁after ▁him ▁named ▁" S mo oth " ▁Jimmy ▁Apol lo ▁( once ▁again ▁played ▁by ▁Phil ▁Hart man ) ▁is ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁giving ▁dub ious ▁predictions ▁about ▁football ▁games . ▁ ▁S ny der ▁was ▁referenced ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁The ▁Golden ▁Girls ▁titled ▁" And ▁Ma ▁M akes ▁Three ." ▁Rose ▁asks ▁Dor othy ▁if ▁she ▁is ▁really ▁going ▁to ▁dump ▁her ▁mother ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁spend ▁alone ▁time ▁with ▁her ▁boy friend , ▁Dor othy ▁respond s ▁with ▁" F aster ▁than ▁CBS ▁dump ed ▁Jimmy ▁the ▁Greek ." ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁S ny der ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Joan ▁lost ▁three ▁of ▁their ▁five ▁children ▁to ▁c yst ic ▁fib ros is . ▁ ▁S ny der ▁suffered ▁from ▁di ab etes ▁in ▁his ▁later ▁years ▁and ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Union ▁C emetery ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Ste uben ville . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁P ace , ▁Eric , ▁" J im my ▁( the ▁Greek ) ▁S ny der , ▁ 7 6 , ▁Is ▁Dead ; ▁a ▁Sports ▁O dd sm aker ," ▁The ▁New ▁York