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)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jerry Richardson, the founder of the Carolina Panthers has died. He was 86.
According to the Panthers website, Richardson died on Wednesday.
Current Panthers owners David and Nicole Tepper released the below statement:
“Jerry Richardson’s contributions to professional football in the Carolinas are historic. With the arrival of the Panthers in 1995, he changed the landscape of sports in the region and gave the NFL fans here a team to call their own. He was incredibly gracious to me when I purchased the team, and for that I am thankful. Nicole and I extend our deepest condolences to Rosalind, the entire Richardson family, and their loved ones. We wish them much peace and comfort.”
We are saddened to hear about the passing of former owner Jerry Richardson. pic.twitter.com/9Cjn0PSYW2
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) March 2, 2023
Richardson spent 23 years as the Panthers owner. He was born in Spring Hope, North Carolina.
This story is developing. We will update as more information becomes available.
