He made a fortune in the trucking industry and was known for his lavish lifestyle but he eventually lost it all due to a gambling addiction[1] and alcoholism.

Tose's father, a Russian Jewish immigrant to the United States, settled outside Philadelphia, where he was a peddler with a pack on his back.

[5] He followed this by naming former Eagles receiving great Pete Retzlaff as general manager and Jerry Williams as coach.

In 1976, he, along with General Manager Jimmy Murray, lured Dick Vermeil from UCLA to coach the hapless Eagles, who had one winning season from 1962 to 1975.

[6] In 1985, after attempts to move the franchise to Phoenix, Arizona and/or trade franchises with Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson[7] failed, Tose was forced to sell the Eagles to Florida automobile dealers Norman Braman and Ed Leibowitz for a reported $65 million to pay off his more than $25 million in gambling debts at Atlantic City casinos.

He spent his last years alone in a downtown hotel room after his home in the upscale Philadelphia Main Line was confiscated for unpaid taxes.

"Jack" Davis, the former president of Resorts International,[13] and she later married Sidney Kimmel, founder of Jones Apparel Group.

Tose flew to Eagles home games in a helicopter, was married aboard Queen Elizabeth 2, and fed reporters filet mignon and shrimp cocktail.

During his tenure as owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, Tose was instrumental in helping establish the first Ronald McDonald House.