76ers’ Futility Proved Career-Changing Experience for Exec

December 9th, 2009 | Tags: donna orender, kara lawson, NBA, new jersey nets, philadelphia76ers, sacramento monarchs, san francisco 49ers

Filed under: 76ers , Nets When it comes to his experience with the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers , Andy Dolich does not mince words. “It was the most spectacular serendipity that happened in my life, without a doubt,” Dolich, the current COO of the San Francisco 49ers , told FanHouse earlier this week. What’s strange about that is twofold: First, Dolich has had a lot of, well, serendipitous moments in a career that has included executive positions in all four major sports. And second, the 1972-73 76ers — with a mark of 9-73 — own the worst record in NBA history. Dolich, an ambitious young Sixers employee living in a friend’s basement in South Jersey at the time, admitted that he was just happy to be working in pro sports and took the opportunity to do anything for the franchise. “When I do speeches to kids looking to get into the business, I say, ‘Seek out the chaos.’” Dolich said of the merits of an experience with a losing team. “If you are there when everyone’s hair is on fire, and you say, ‘This is great,’ that’s when you know the business is for you.” ? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Linking?Blogs ?|? Comments

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