PHOTOS: Founder of the Carolina Panthers Jerry Richardson dies
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Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson watches practice at the NFL team's football training camp in Spartanburg, S.C., Saturday, July 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton, right, talks with team owner Jerry Richardson, left, during practice at the NFL team's football training camp in Spartanburg, S.C., Saturday, July 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, front right, and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, front left, greet running back Jonathan Stewart, left, during practice at the NFL team's football training camp in Spartanburg, S.C., Monday, July 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, front right, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, center, and her son Nalin Haley, left, greet fans during practice at the NFL team's football training camp in Spartanburg, S.C., Monday, July 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson speaks during a news conference for the NFL football team in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. The team introduced new general manager Dave Gettleman. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
CHARLOTTE, NC - DECEMBER 14: Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson on the field before the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium on December 14, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots signs a football as he sits with owner/founder Jerry Richardson of the Carolina Panthers before the Patriots take on the Panters at Bank of America Stadium on November 18, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson speaks during a news conference for the NFL football team in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. The team introduced new general manager Dave Gettleman. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
CHARLOTTE, NC - AUGUST 29: Owner Jerry Richardson of the Carolina Panthers before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers during a preseason NFL game at Bank of America Stadium on August 29, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers won 25-10. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson will put the team up for sale at the conclusion of the 2017-2018 season, according to a statement released Sunday night.
New charlotte 49ers Stadium The UNC Charlotte expansion of Jerry Richardson Stadium will be done in two phases. The finished project will take seating capacity to 30,680 at a total cost of $81.3 million. (JENKINS PEER/HOK.)
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UNCC student government association push to rename Jerry Richardson Stadium (WSOC)
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Obit Panthers Richardson FILE - Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson speaks during a news conference for the NFL football team in Charlotte, N.C., Jan. 15, 2013. Richardson, the Carolina Panthers founder and for years one of the NFL’s most influential owners until a scandal forced him to sell the team, has died. He was 86. Richardson died peacefully Wednesday night, March 1, 2023, at his Charlotte home, the team said in a statement. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) (Chuck Burton)
