SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A new 150-room residence hall for students will be constructed on the campus of Wofford College, in the name of the project’s donor, former Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson.
The dorm, which will be called Jerome Johnson Richardson Hall, is expected to be completed by fall 2020.
Past Jerry Richardson coverage
- Documents obtained by Channel 9 detail decision to keep Richardson's name on UNCC stadium
- UNCC student government to survey students on football stadium name change
- UNCC honors agreement to keep Jerry Richardson's name on football stadium
- Ex-Panthers owner Richardson fined $2.75M for workplace misconduct
- Panthers owner Richardson stepping away from day-to-day operations
- Panthers owner Jerry Richardson to sell team at end of season
- NFL approves David Tepper as new Panthers owner
Construction is expected to get underway this spring.
Richardson graduated from Wofford in 1959 and played football while at the school.
Richardson had his share of controversies, from sexual harassment claims to accusations of using racial slurs.
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