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In 1967, he sold his Flyers interest to his co-owners, with Ed Snider assuming control, along with his partners, Bill Putnam and Joe Scott. In 1969 , he sold the Eagles to Leonard Tose for a reported $16.1 million, then a record price for a professional sports team.
25 Ιουν 2010 · Nearly 50 years ago, Jerry Wolman owned the Philadelphia Eagles, founded the Flyers and developed the Spectrum. Now, a new book tells his account of what happened between him and his...
Snider started a record company, Edge Ltd., with his friend Jerry Lilienfield in the 1960s, which was moderately successful. They eventually shut down the company, giving Snider the opportunity to join Jerry Wolman (builder) and Snider's brother-in-law Earl Foreman (attorney) as they purchased the Philadelphia Eagles in 1964.
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.
12 Ιουλ 2018 · But when Wolman presented the documentation to Ed Snider, seated in the conference room of the Eagles’ offices, Snider tilted his head away, tightened his lips, and refused to make eye contact with his boss.
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).
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.
