Everything about Pat Croce totally explained
Pasquale "Pat" Croce (born
November 2,
1954 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American
entrepreneur, sports team executive and owner, author, and TV personality.
Croce began his career as a
physical therapist and was a trainer for the
Philadelphia Flyers for more than 10 years. He founded Sports Physical Therapists in 1984 and grew the business into a chain of 40 centers spanning 11 states before selling it in 1993 for
$40 million.
He became president of the
Philadelphia 76ers basketball team in 1996 as part of a group led by Flyers founder
Ed Snider and
Comcast Corporation that bought the team. Under their ownership, the Sixers went from last place in 1996 to the
NBA Finals in 2001. He appeared on the cover of
Success magazine as the first trainer to rise to an ownership position with a professional sports team. He has also been featured in
Inc. and
Sales & Marketing Management.
Since leaving the 76ers, Croce has appeared as a television commentator on
The NBA on NBC and was a
Tae Kwon Do commentator for the
2004 Summer Olympic Games. In 2004, he hosted his own
syndicated self-help television show,, which premiered on
September 13,
2004 and was canceled in
2005.
In January 2005, he opened the $10 million
Pirate Soul Museum in
Key West, Florida. The museum features authentic pirate artifacts, many from Croce's personal collection. In February 2006, he opened the pirate-themed Rum Barrel restaurant next to the museum.
Croce has written four self-help books, three of which topped the
New York Times best-seller list. 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.
Croce was one of the four judges for the second season of ABC's reality television series,
American Inventor, which ran from June to August,
2007.
Books
- I Feel Great and You Will Too!
- Lead or Get Off the Pot!
- 110%
- Victory Journal
- Do It Now Journal
- Pirate Soul – A Swashbuckling Journey Through the Golden Age of Pirates
- My Pop-Pop is a Pirate
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