Being an All-American squash player and of Jewish descent , Roberts participated in the Maccabiah Games in Israel , earning a Gold Medal with the U.S. Squash team in 2005 , and Silver Medals in 1981 , 1985 , 1997 , and 2009 . On October 21 , 2012 , Roberts was honored by Maccabi USA as a ' Legend of the Maccabiah . ' Roberts was a founding co-chair of Philadelphia 2000 , the nonpartisan host committee for the 2000 Republican National Convention . The '' Pennsylvania Report '' named Roberts to the 2003 " The Pennsylvania Report Power 75 " list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics , calling him " Pennsylvania ’s most powerful businessman " , and noted his influence with Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell
2000 Republican National Convention
2000 Republican National Convention
Brian L. Roberts