 Jerry Richardson is the owner and founder of the Carolina Panthers. Richardson and his family own about 48 % of the team, with the remaining 52 % owned by a group of 14 limited partners. Richardson paid $ 206 million for the rights to start the team in 1993; according to Forbes, the Panthers are worth approximately $ 1 billion as of 2012. They ranked the Carolina Panthers as the 16th-most valuable NFL team and the 23rd most valuable sports team in the world.
