Who were the original owners of the Carolina Panthers?

Answer 1

Jerry Richardson

Jerry Richardson owns 48% and 14 other investors own 52%.. They are:

* Jerry Richardson, Spartanburg, S.C., chairman and chief executive officer, Flagstar Companies, Inc.

* John Belk, Charlotte, chairman, Belk Stores Services, Inc., the largest retailer in North Carolina and South Carolina.

* Tom Belk, Charlotte, president, Belk Stores Services, Inc.

* H.C. ``Smoky'' Bissell, Charlotte, chairman and chief executive officer, The Bissell Companies (commercial real estate development).

* Erskine Bowles, Charlotte, president, Bowles, Hollowell, Conner & Co., investment banking firm; administrator, Small Business Administration.

* Derick Close, Fort Mill, S.C., national sales manager, Wamsutta, a division of Springs Industries.

* Elliott Close, Fort Mill, S.C., owner, The Lake Club, real estate development.

* Cameron Harris, Charlotte, president, Cameron M. Harris Insurance Co.

* John W. Harris, Charlotte, president, The Harris Group, commercial real estate services.

* Donald Keough, New York, former president and chief operating officer, The Coca-Cola Company; chairman, Allen & Co., Inc., investment banking company.

* Leon Levine, Charlotte, chairman and chief executive officer and director, Family Dollar Stores, more than 2,000 retail outlets in 33 states.

* Richard Loughlin, Newport Beach, Calif., president and chief executive officer, Century 21 real estate corporation.

* William Simms, Charlotte, president, reinsurance division of Transamerica Life Companies.

* Jerry Wordsworth, Rocky Mount, N.C., chairman and chief executive officer, MBM Distributing Corp., food distribution.

* Steve Wordsworth, Rocky Mount, N.C., executive vice president and treasurer, MBM Distributing Corp., nation's largest privately held food distribution company.

Richardson owns 48%, the others own roughly 3.7 % each. (52 percent..)

Answer 2

Team owner Jerry Richardson.