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  1. Wofford Retires Jersey Number of Jerry Richardson

    In the long history of Wofford College football, just one player has gone on to play successfully in the NFL. That one player, who came to Wofford on a $250 football scholarship in the 1950s, wore the Baltimore Colts uniform two years before deciding to return to Spartanburg and create a business.

    The rest, as they say, is history.

    The man is Jerry Richardson – Wofford football player and alumnus, successful businessman, and founder and owner of the Carolina Panthers ...