Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waDecember 15, 1987, muzvinabhizimisi Jerry Richardson akazivisa kuedza kwake nokuda kwechikwata chokuwedzera cheNFL muCarolinas. Akazvarwa kuNorth Carolina, Richardson aimbova muchengeti mukuru weBaltimore Colts uyo akanga ashandisa simba rake
Mubayiro wokukunda mukombe weligi muna 1959 wokubatana naye pakuvamba cheni yeresitorendi yeHardee's, gare gare achiva purezidhendi uye mukuru mukuru weTW Services. Richardson akawana kurudziro yake yekutsvaga NFL franchise kubva kuna George Shinn, uyo aive abudirira kubhidha yekuwedzera National Basketball Association (NBA) timu muCharlotte, iyo Charlotte Hornets. Richardson akavamba Richardson Sports, ukama hunosanganisira iye, mhuri yake, uye vatengesi vanoverengeka vanobva kuNorth neSouth Carolina vakagamuchirwawo kuti vave vashandi vashoma. Richardson akatarira nzvimbo ina dzaigona kuvakirwa nhandare, pakupedzisira achisarudza nzvimbo iri kumusoro kweguta reCharlotte.