Former Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson died Wednesday night, the team announced Thursday. Check out his cause of death here.

Jerry Richardson : Death | Cause of death | Net worth

Jerry Richardson was an American businessman, football player, and owner in the National Football League (NFL).

 

Jerry Richardson : Death | Cause of death | Net worth

Richardson was active in numerous groups on the Wofford campus; he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity, President of the Inter-Fraternity Council, and member of the SCA Cabinet.

Honors he received while at Wofford included Distinguished Military Student, Scabbard and Blade Military Fraternity, Sigma Delta Psi, Blue Key National Honorary Fraternity, and recognition in Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges.

Richardson was an Associated Press Little All-American selection in 1957 and ’58.

Jerry Richardson death 

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. He was 86.

Jerry Richardson : Death | Cause of death | Net worth

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.

A former teammate of Johnny Unitas who caught a touchdown pass in the Baltimore Colts’ victory over the New York Giants in the 1959 NFL championship game, Richardson only spent two years in the NFL before venturing into the restaurant business.

He used his championship bonus money to open the first Hardee’s in Spartanburg, South Carolina — close to where he had attended Wofford College.

He went on to make his fortune in the restaurant business, becoming chief executive officer of Flagstar, the sixth-largest food service company in the country at the time.

Jerry Richardson Cause of death 

Jerry Richardson passed away due to natural causes.

According to reports, he had been in declining health for some time prior to his death Source.

Jerry Richardson : Death | Cause of death | Net worth

Richardson was laid to rest in Columbia, South Carolina, in a private ceremony attended by his family and close friends.

Jerry Richardson was born on July 18, 1936, in Spring Hope, North Carolina.

At the time of his death, he was 85 years old Source.

Throughout his life, Richardson was known for his entrepreneurial spirit, and he was involved in numerous business ventures before becoming the owner of the Panthers.

Net worth 

Jerry Richardson is an American businessman and NFL team owner who has a net worth of $2.5 billion dollars.

Jerry Richardson : Death | Cause of death | Net worth

In December 2017, it was announced that Jerry had stepped down from his position with the Panthers organization amid sexual misconduct allegations.

Shortly thereafter Jerry decided to put the team up for sale. They are projected to sell for as much as $3 billion.

By Rishabh

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