Pat Croce
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Pasquale "Pat" Croce (born November 2, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an entrepreneur who was the president of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team from 1996, until stepping down in 2001. He was part of a group led by Philadelphia Flyers founder Ed Snider and Comcast Corporation that bought the team in 1996. Under Croce, the Sixers went from a cellar-dweller in 1996 to the NBA Finals in 2001. Following this success, Croce has appeared as a television commentator on The NBA on NBC show as well as covering tae kwon do in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
Sports Physical Therapists, a company Croce began in 1984 and sold in 1993 for $40 million, grew into a chain of 40 centers spanning 11 states. Croce began his career as a physical therapist and was featured in Success magazine, appearing on the cover, as the first trainer to rise to an ownership position with a professional sports team. He has also been featured in Inc. magazine and Sales & Marketing Management magazine.
He hosted his own syndicated self-help television show, Pat Croce: Moving In, which premiered on September 13, 2004 and was cancelled in 2005. He has written four self-help books, three of which topped the New York Times best-seller list. Croce is the founder of the Pirate Soul Museum as well as the Rum Barrel restaurant in Key West. He has also recently partnered with billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump to build a slot machine parlor on the former Budd Corporation site in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia, adjacent to that of the Tastykake production facility.
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- I Feel Great and You Will Too!
- 110%
- Pat Croce's Victory Journal
- Lead or Get Off the Pot
