Background
Irving was born in Philadelphia on the 10th of May in 1912, the son of Russian immigrants Lillian and Louis Kosloff.
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He graduated from South Philadelphia High School in 1930, where he played football and basketball as an offensive center and middle linebacker. However, due to an injury to his knee, he lost his athletic scholarship to Temple University which he attended for approximately two year but had to drop out and search for a job due to a lack of funds.
Career
Irving had two brothers, Carl and Charles Kosloff. Initially, Irv set out to be a dentist. He found a job in the traffic department of the Container Corporation of America in Manayunk.
In 1932, he founded Roosevelt Paper Company on State Road near Cottman Avenue.
His company grew to become one of the largest paper merchants in the country. Richman ran the day-to-day operations of the team, with Kosloff, busy with his growing paper business, remaining the silent partner.
In 1966, Richman died of a heart attack at a 76ers-Boston Celtics game. Kosloff brought in Jack Ramsey to manage the team
In May 1976, Kosloff sold the 76ers to Philadelphia philanthropist Fitz Eugene Dixon, Junior. for $8 million.
Kosloff died of leukemia at his home in Merion Station Pennsylvania on Sunday February 19th, 1995.
