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25 Ιουν 2010 · Now, a new book tells his account of what happened between him and his then-right-hand man, Ed Snider, and what led him to lose it all. An exclusive excerpt, as told to Joseph and Richard...
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6 Ιουν 2016 · In “Full Spectrum,” Snider was at the Flyers’ first game at the Spectrum on Oct. 19, 1967, and was shown a headline from the next day’s Inquirer: “Snider Fired by Wolman in Struggle Over Eagles,” and he responds, “Bullshit I was fired!”
10 Αυγ 2013 · The book is still a must-read for longtime Flyers fans who overwhelmingly and erroneously believe Ed Snider, the chairman of Comcast Spectacor, was the guy responsible for bringing the Flyers hockey team to Philly and building the Spectrum to house them.
4 Οκτ 2018 · On Oct. 18, 1967, Snider — whom Wolman had lifted out of the depths of despair and depression four years earlier — refused to sign over his hockey team shares after he had initially agreed to accept $1 million and also keep his position and stock in the Eagles that were given him, so Wolman could save his empire.
1 Νοε 2021 · Until Lou Scheinfeld and Ed Snider, otherwise known as “Flash and Cash,” came together to help save the city from disaster. Blades, Bands, and Ballers is Lou Scheinfeld’s heartfelt memoir of an America now gone, a world of local spectacle and national pride.
11 Απρ 2016 · The history books show it was Snider, working for then-Eagles owner Wolman in the mid-‘60s, who heard about possible National Hockey League expansion and pushed to get an arena built in Philadelphia.
11 Απρ 2016 · Within three years, after an acrimonious parting with Wolman, Snider landed an NHL franchise in Philadelphia as part of the league’s expansion from six to 12 teams for the 1967-68 season. Within seven years, his Philadelphia Flyers became the first expansion club to win a Stanley Cup (1974).
