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Ed Snider (1933-2016) was the chairman of Comcast Spectacor, a sports and entertainment company that owns the Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center. He also founded or acquired several businesses, such as PRISM and WIP, and supported various nonprofit organizations, such as the Ayn Rand Institute and Beyond Celiac.
Apr 11, 2016 · Snider was arguably the most influential executive in Philadelphia sports. He was chairman of the 76ers, was once a part-owner of the Eagles and had a hand in founding both Comcast’s local sports channel and the city’s largest sports-talk radio station.
Apr 11, 2016 · Ed Snider, who created the Flyers in 1967 and led them to two Stanley Cups, passed away after a battle with cancer. He was also a influential figure in Philadelphia sports, owning the 76ers, Eagles, Spectrum, Comcast SportsNet and WIP-AM.
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Apr 11, 2016 · Ed Snider, the visionary founding father of the Flyers who built a financial empire at Comcast Spectacor, died early Monday morning at his home in Montecito, California. Snider was 83. The renowned entrepreneur, who grew up in Washington, D.C., had been undergoing treatment for a recurrence of bladder cancer.
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Apr 12, 2016 · Ed Snider, who co-founded the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League and owned the team for nearly 50 years, and who was chairman of a sports management company that provided...
Learn about Ed Snider's life and achievements as an entrepreneur, a sports and entertainment visionary, and a philanthropist. He founded the Philadelphia Flyers, built the Spectrum and Wells Fargo Center, and created the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation.
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Apr 11, 2016 · Ed Snider, the visionary founding father of the Flyers who built a financial empire at Comcast Spectacor, has died at the age of 83 at his home in Montecito, Calif.
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