In his 59 years, Pat Croce has learned Japanese, flown helicopters, put together motorcycles, become a fourth-degree black belt and won national tournaments, opened six bar-restaurants in Key West, established pirate and history museums in St. Augustine, Fla., and most recently gone scuba diving through pirate ship wrecks.
As the man who once ran the NBA show in Philadelphia says, "I'm pretty good at reinventing myself."
Oh, and then there's this: After the Philly native expanded his Sports Physical Therapists center to 40 locations in 11 states while treating ex-76ers Charles Barkley, Julius Erving and Moses Malone, he became the 76ers president in 1996. He drafted Allen Iverson with the first overall pick, and five years later, the Sixers were in the Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Croce, who now earns $40,000 per speaking engagement to tell his entrepreneurial story, was in attendance at Iverson's retirement ceremony earlier this month at the Wells Fargo Center. Speaking with Bleacher Report recently, Croce shared some intimate behind-the-scenes moments from Iverson's playing days&mda ...
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Article written by Jared Zwerling