Extensive Article on Jerry Richardson

[davos]

BIG CAT

..Some parts from it (It's quite the length):

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“His ability to lead starts with his own personal qualities: the integrity, the openness, the candor,” said Paul Tagliabue, the former NFL commissioner who turned to Richardson on important issues from the start. “He has an ability to talk to everybody — even the people he disagrees with. He has an ability to anticipate what the big problems are going to be and what the manageable positions are going to be. All of those qualities are very valuable.”

Back in the suite after the NFC championship game, with rows of glasses filled with champagne waiting on a nearby table, Richardson gathered his family for a photo with the trophy.

“Roz and I have bought a lot of silver over the years,” Richardson said, leaning into his wife Rosalind. “But none this expensive.”

From halfway across the suite, McColl interjected.

“Fo’ hundred million dollahs!” he yelled, just in case anyone had forgotten.

The Richardson clan laughed, none harder than the man holding the trophy.

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“He’s very much a league man, and a good one,” said Rooney, who showed Richardson the ropes as an owner and helped usher his rapid ascent at league meetings. “Sometimes he disagrees with the league and sometimes we disagree. But you know he’s trying to do what he thinks is best for the league.”

This isn’t to say Richardson doesn’t care about the grass in his own yard. His fingerprints are all over the franchise. On walls and tables throughout the Panthers’ offices and players’ areas, you will find prints that carry five core principles he long has stressed to his employees — hard work, harmony, teamwork, listen, respect — all written in his hand, an homage to the notes he left on napkins when he visited his fast-food franchises.

“He just has a certain presence about him, a certain dignity coupled with friendliness,” said John Mara, the Giants’ co-owner whose father Wellington became one of Richardson’s close friends. “He’s also somebody who has complete integrity. When he looks you in the eye and tells you something, you believe him right away. And he’s a man of principle. I can’t say how much I admire and respect him. He commands everybody’s attention.”

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2016/03/21/Champions/Jerry-Richardson-main.aspx

Cool to see good press about him even if he is getting up there in age. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Excellent pierce.

[dldove77]

Excellent article.. 

[CarolinaJami']

Yeah I read this a few days ago. It's lengthy but really well done. Lots of insight on the Big Cat.

[ladypanther]

Worth the time to read this.  Thanks for the link.