Ed Snider
Builder and owner of the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Snider died on April 11, 2016 after a battle with bladder cancer.[1][2]
Life and work
He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Maryland.[3][4] After selling that company, he joined Jerry Wolman and his brother-in-law Earl Foreman to buy the Philadelphia Eagles in 1964.[5][4] In 2005, Snider created the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation to provide inner-city children the opportunity to learn hockey.[6] Snider's father owned a grocery-store chain, and his family was Jewish; he grew up near Washington, D.C.[3]
During the 1960s, Snider and Jerry Lilienfield launched a record company called Edge Ltd.[5] Snider acquired a 7% interest in the Eagles and held the positions of vice president and treasurer.[5][4] After finding out the NHL intended to expand, Snider and Wolman started developing the Spectrum arena.[7][4]
What the cited sources add
That same source notes Snider assumed control of the Spectrum in 1971 and later planned the CoreStates Center in 1988.[4] A Philadelphia Inquirer article by Carchidi reports that Snider owned 24 percent of Comcast-Spectacor at his death.[2] Jay Snider told the Inquirer that his father wanted the Flyers to become tough only after they were pushed around in early years.[2] The same article states Snider was worth an estimated $2.5 billion at his death.[2]
That ESPN piece also states the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation provided free hockey and academic services to inner-city children.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Ed Snider" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Carchidi, "Nostalgic Jay Snider recalls Ed Snider, family man", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 21, 2016 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Carchidi, "Nostalgic Jay Snider recalls Ed Snider, family man", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 21, 2016. facts only, no text reused. inquirer.com
- Wikipedia, "Ed Snider" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: John Corr,"Ed Snider: A Nice Guy Who Finished First", Philadelphia Inquirer, May 6, 1986.; Profile , Ethicsandentrepreneurship.org; accessed April 11, 2016. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Profile, Jewishvirtuallibrary.org; accessed April 11, 2016.. facts only, no text reused. jewishvirtuallibrary.org
- Wikipedia, "Ed Snider" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Profile, Jewishvirtuallibrary.org; accessed April 11, 2016. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ed Snider" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "History", Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation; Hill, "Hockey helps youths skate a straight line", Philly.com, December 28, 2011; Hartman, "Ed Snider gives back with Youth Hockey Foundation", Comcast SportsNet Philly L.P, September 13, 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ed Snider" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Meltzer, "A History of the Flyers in the Final", NHL.com, May 27, 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Ed Snider leads hockey hall inductees", ESPN.com, December 13, 2011. facts only, no text reused. espn.com
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