When Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson started working to land an NFL team for the Carolinas in 1987, he wrote Danny Morrison a confidential, hand-written letter, explaining his plans.
Morrison, then the athletic director at Wofford College, responded: "When you get your team, we want to work hard to be in a position to host training camp.”
Richardson was awarded a franchise in 1993, and Morrison would become the team's president for years before stepping down unexpectedly a year ago. Speaking during a breakfast at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Wednesday morning, Morrison lauded Richardson's "laser focus" in his six-and-a-half-year pursuit of a team: “When he’s on a task, he’s dialed in all the way.