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Leonard Hyman Tose (March 6, 1915 – April 15, 2003) was an owner of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1969 to 1985. He made a fortune in the trucking industry and was known for his lavish lifestyle but he eventually lost it all due to a gambling addiction and alcoholism.
Apr 16, 2003 · April 16, 2003. Leonard Tose, a son of an immigrant peddler who built a multimillion-dollar trucking business, bought the Philadelphia Eagles pro football team in 1969 and later sold the...
Apr 16, 2003 · April 16, 2003 12 AM PT. From Staff and Wire Reports. Leonard H. Tose, a former Philadelphia Eagles owner and jet-setter who gambled away his fortune, died Tuesday in Philadelphia. He was 88....
Nov 12, 2015 · Wild story of Eagles owner who gambled it all away in Atlantic City – NBC Sports Philadelphia. By Enrico Campitelli • Published November 12, 2015 • Updated on May 17, 2016 at 5:48 pm. Share. Many younger Philadelphia Eagles fans are aware of the name Leonard Tose simply because he once owned the NFL team here in our city.
Sep 20, 2020 · Book excerpt: Former Eagles owner Leonard Tose loved that he had money, and he couldn’t stop spending it A new book looks at Leo Carlin's half-century with the Philadelphia Eagles. Leonard Tose owned the Eagles during the 1970s and part of the 1980s.
Apr 14, 2003 · Leonard Tose, a former Philadelphia Eagles owner and jet-setter who gambled away his fortune, died Tuesday at 88. Tose died in his sleep in the hospice wing of St. Agnes Medical Center in ...
Apr 7, 1985 · When Tose balked at the terms, as he had agreed to in what he called ''a memorandum,'' backing out of the deal, the buyers sued him. - Tose admits to having lost money gambling in casinos ...