Hextall, Hart, Jonesy React To Snider's Passing On 94WIP Morning Show
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- On Monday, the Flyers announced the passing of their longtime beloved and passionate owner Ed Snider. The 94WIP Morning Show reacted to the sad news and spoke with Flyers GM Ron Hextall and National Anthem singer Lauren Hart about Snider.
Ron Hextall
"He didn't know how to quit, quite frankly I'm not sure I've ever seen a human being battle as hard as he did towards the end here," Hextall said of Snider. "So pretty cool story."
Extra motivation for the players?
"Yeah I think it did," Hextall said. "They were all aware of what he was fighting. They talked about it, they rallied for him, and yeah. The special thing about Mr. Snider was he didn't care about you just as a player. He cared about you as a person, he cared about your family, and to own a team for 49-plus years and to care about every player that played for you is pretty special."
Keith Jones
"I knew the Flyers, I didn't know Mr. Snider personally but I knew that he was a powerful man in hockey. So the first time I met him was like meeting the President of the United. There was a real presence about him that demanded respect and he treated you with respect. So as a player you arrived at an organization that was just first class in every way. And the way you were supposed to present yourself was as first class athlete and person. He held you accountable for that, so there was no question that you wanted to play well for him. He came into the locker room after games. If you played well he was there and shaking your hands. If you played poorly, he was shaking your hand, but also you understood that you needed to play better. You felt personally responsible to him to make sure you performed at your highest level for his team and if you didn't, you felt like you let him down."
Al Morganti
"He was the Flyers. There's very few people, as soon as you meet them -- the sense of power he had. Everybody knew Ed Snider. He was orange and black. This is one person who started everything. He had a temper man, but then he was OK with you afterwards.
Angelo Cataldi
"He was so Philadelphia that he represented the fan base. He went further than most of the fans did. He would scream at people. He got in feuds with guys, and other teams and stuff!"
Lauren Hart on her decision to face-time Mr. Snider while singing God Bless America on Saturday
"It was not only special for him, but for his kids because his kids were all there with him when this was going on. They were the ones who helped me orchestrate the whole thing."
Ed Rendell
"Everyone knows what Ed did for the team. He was the team. Brought hockey to Philadelphia, taught us hockey, and made us hockey fans. He was also a terrific corporate citizen of the city."
Caller Sean
"I really just want to thank the Snider family for such a great man that gave me great hockey my entire life, I'm 30 years old. Every year he wanted to win and he didn't care what he looked like, he just cared what his team looked like. He just fought every year for his fans and for his team."
