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Former Carolina Panthers owner, Wofford grad, donor Jerry Richardson dies at age 86
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jerry 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.
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He was 86.
Richardson died peacefully Wednesday night at his Charlotte home, the team said in a statement.
Richardson became the first former NFL player to own a team since Chicago’s George Halas when he landed the expansion Panthers in 1993.
Richardson played wide receiver at Wofford and gave the school more than a quarter of billion dollars.
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium was built in 2017 and four years later he gave the school an additional $150 million.
He still holds Wofford record with 241 receiving yards in a 1956 game, most touchdown receptions in a season (nine) and career (21).
He was drafted by the Baltimore Colts.
Richardson founded the Carolina Panthers, their first season was 1995, and upgraded Woffor