Jerry Richardson, the Carolina Panthers founder ... An only child, Jerry played football in high school and received a partial scholarship to play at Wofford College in South Carolina, graduating ...

By Ken Belson Jerry Richardson ... Loyal to the Carolinas and the game of football, Mr. Richardson used his money and connections to lobby the N.F.L. to put an expansion team in Charlotte.

Jerry Richardson, the founder of the Carolina Panthers, died Wednesday night, the team announced. He was 86. Richardson, from Spring Hope, North Carolina, was a standout football player at Wofford ...

He was 86 years old. “Jerry Richardson’s contributions to professional football in the Carolinas are historic,” Panthers owners David and Nicole Tepper said Thursday in a statement released ...

“Jerry Richardson’s contributions to professional football in the Carolinas are historic,” Panthers owners David and Nicole Tepper said in a statement. “With the arrival of the Panthers in ...

The family did not own a car until Jerry Richardson was 16. The family moved to Fayetteville when Richardson was in elementary school. He played football at Fayetteville High — 6-3, 150-pound ...

Carolina Panthers founder and former owner Jerry Richardson died ... Zibu5hBtbJ Tepper in a statement said Richardson’s contributions to professional football in the Carolinas are historic.

Charlotte is a young football program at a university with a deep history. The excitement that fills Jerry Richardson Stadium showcases a spirit that continues to grow in the Queen City.

“Jerry Richardson’s contributions to professional football in the Carolinas are historic,” current Panthers owner David Tepper and his wife Nicole said in a statement. “With the arrival of ...

“Jerry Richardson’s contributions to professional football in the Carolinas are historic,” Tepper said in a statement Thursday. “With the arrival of the Panthers in 1995, he changed the ...