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His heirs will probably have to sell the team to pay the death tax.
RIP Mr. Snyder. The Flyers will play the Capitals in the first round of the playoffs. Most people don’t know that he basically was responsible for bailing out the Caps back in the late 70s when the Caps were going to fold. I’m no Caps fan but they’re a great team. Hope to see some tribute from the Caps side!
Ed Snider bought pro hockey, Lord Stanley, Kate Smith and Sarah Palin to Philadelphia, but best of all, with the help of his Canadian friends he conquered the Red Army fake amateur hockey team.
RIP.
So many great stories from a humble man. The face of a franchise for 50 years. As one story goes, a player suffered a heart attack during a game in the early 1970s. The player never played again. Snider gave the player a position as a scout and made sure his children received financial support.
And IIRC, Kate Smith’s family asked Snider to be a pallbearer at her funeral. “God Bless America.”