[Bette]

Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, the first former NFL player since George Halas to become a team owner, is in need of a heart transplant and has been placed on a donor waiting list.Richardson has a history of heart trouble and underwent quadruple bypass surgery in 2002. Doctors last month installed a pacemaker to control his heart's rhythm.


Richardson and his two sons worked for years to get an NFL expansion team, a prospect at one time thought impossible for Charlotte. The former Baltimore Colts receiver, who caught the winning touchdown pass from Johnny Unitas in the 1959 NFL championship game, was awarded the expansion Panthers in 1993.


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ml?eref=si_nfl

[CotySmith08]

Without Jerry Richardson my Sunday's would be realy boring. He's gave me a team to support and believe in. I wish him the best of luck in finding a heart donor and a speedy recovery.