Philadelphia 76ers


Turning Basketball Back Into A Business

May 1, 1982

A month after Harold Katz purchased the Philadelphia 76ers, a photograph of "Dr. J" -- Julius Erving, the six-foot-six forward for the team -- appeared in...  Read story

Why It's Pat Croce's World

By Joseph Rosenbloom |  Apr 1, 2002

During his five-year reign as president of the Philadelphia 76ers, the upbeat, unabashed, and sometimes corny Pat Croce turned the team into the Cinderella s...  Read story

48 Hours with the King of Cold Calls

By JAY FINEGAN |  Jun 1, 1991

A salesman par excellence talks about the rewards of cold calls.  Read story

A Little Game Of Hoops

By George Gendron |  May 1, 1985

For the seventh time, our May issue focuses on the fastest-growing public companies in America. While we cover many such companies during the course of t...  Read story

The Myth Of The Workaholic

By Curtis Hartman |  Aug 1, 1983

'Usually I take a couple days off each year -- Thanksgiving and Christmas. But that'll change this year. It has to. I either have to take a vacation or get a...  Read story

Pat Croce's Bottom Line

By Leslie Brokaw |  Jan 1, 2002

Too busy to exercise? Pat Croce's not buying it. Getting fit, he says, is simple -- just use the same tools you use to keep your business in shape.  Read story

The Electronic Slam Dunk

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jul 1, 1983

Beginning this fall, Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics is going to meet Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers in a nonstop game of one-on-one. Not on a b...  Read story

What Game Are You Playing?

By ROBERT KEIDEL |  Nov 1, 1985

If you think that business and sports have a lot in common, think again, and again. Are you playing baseball, or football, or basketball? The answer, says Ro...  Read story

Slim Pickings

By Craig R. Waters |  May 1, 1985

INC. 100 veteran Harold Katz and his franchisees thought they had a formula for perpetual growth. Then their customers cut them down to size.  Read story

The Fifty-million-dollar Diet

By Craig R. Waters |  May 1, 1982

For the past 10 years Harold Katz has helped people shed unwanted fat. All those losses add up to healthy profits for Nutri/System.  Read story

The Nonstop, 24-7 CEO Salesman

By Susan Greco |  Aug 1, 2000

Pat Cavanaugh not only sells more than just about anyone in his industry but also manages a fast-growing company at the same time. What's his secret? A perso...  Read story

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