Jerry Richardson
Jerry Richardson | |
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Positions: Flanker / Halfback |
Jersey number (s): 87 |
born July 11, 1936 in Spring Hope , North Carolina | |
Career information | |
Active : 1959 - 1960 | |
NFL Draft : 1958 / Round: 13 / Pick: 154 | |
College : Wofford | |
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Career statistics | |
captured passports | 15th |
trapped yards | 171 |
Touchdowns | 4th |
Stats at NFL.com | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jerome Johnson "Jerry" Richardson, Sr. (* 11. July 1936 in Spring Hope , North Carolina ) is a former American American football poker players and former owner of the NFL's Carolina Panthers . He played in the position of flanker and halfback .
Career
Jerry Richardson attended Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville. He then attended Wofford College. In the 1959 NFL Draft , he was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the thirteenth round. He played from 1959 to 1960 for the Baltimore Colts and won the NFL Championship Game with them . He was an official and owner of the NFL team Carolina Panthers from October 26, 1993 until he sold the team to David Tepper for about 2.3 billion US dollars in May 2018 . He is the only person inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame , North Carolina Business Hall of Fame , North Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, and the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jenny Vrentas: What Jerry Richardson the owner learned from Jerry Richardson the player. Retrieved February 8, 2016 .
- ↑ David Tepper approved as new owner of Panthers on espn.com, May 23, 2018, accessed on December 6, 2018.
- ↑ Jerry Richardson. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 8, 2016 ; accessed on February 8, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Richardson, Jerry |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richardson, Jerome Johnson Sr. (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player; Owner of the Carolina Panthers |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1936 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Spring Hope , North Carolina |