| 词条 | Irv Kosloff |
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Isadore "Irv" S. Kosloff (May 10, 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania{{spaced ndash}}February 19, 1995, Merion, Pennsylvania) was an American businessman and sportsman. He was born in Philadelphia, the son of Russian immigrants Lillian and Louis Kosloff. He had two brothers, Carl and Charles Kosloff. He graduated from South Philadelphia High School in 1930, where he played football and basketball as an offensive center and middle linebacker. Initially, Irv set out to be a dentist. However, after a knee injury, he lost his athletic scholarship to Temple University, which he had attended for approximately two years but had to drop out and search for a job for lack of funds. He found a job in the traffic department of the Container Corporation of America in Manayunk, Philadelphia. In 1932, he founded the Roosevelt Paper Company on State Road near Cottman Avenue in Philadelphia. The company grew to become one of the largest paper merchants in the country. In May 1963, Kosloff, with the inspiration and aid of high-school classmate attorney Ike Richman, purchased the Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association from Danny Biasone, brought them to Philadelphia, and changed the team's name to the Philadelphia 76ers.[1] Richman ran the day-to-day operations of the team, with Kosloff, busy with his growing paper business, remaining the silent partner. On December 4, 1965, Richman died of a heart attack at a 76ers-Boston Celtics game. Kosloff brought in Jack Ramsay to manage the team. During Kosloff's tenure as owner, the Sixers won an NBA Championship in 1966-67. In May 1976, Kosloff sold the 76ers to Philadelphia philanthropist Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. for $5 million.[1] Kosloff died of leukemia at his home in Merion, Pennsylvania in 1995. References1. ^1 76ers Ownership Timeline at NBA.com External links
11 : 1912 births|1995 deaths|Sportspeople from Philadelphia|Businesspeople from Philadelphia|National Basketball Association executives|Philadelphia 76ers owners|American people of Russian-Jewish descent|20th-century American businesspeople|Deaths from cancer in Pennsylvania|Deaths from leukemia|Burials in Pennsylvania |
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