History of the Panthers

The Carolina Panthers are an iconic NFL team that has been around since 1995. The Panthers have a long and storied history, having made the playoffs 11 times in their 25-year existence. This includes two Super Bowl appearances and one championship win in 2003. Over the years, they have had some of the best players to ever play in the NFL, including Hall of Famers Steve Smith Sr., Julius Peppers, and DeAngelo Williams.

The Carolina Panthers were founded by Jerry Richardson on October 26th, 1993 as part of an expansion draft with the Jacksonville Jaguars to become members of the National Football League (NFL). They began to play during the 1995 season as part of the NFC West division but moved over to NFC South following the 2002 season realignment due to Houston Texans joining the league at the same time meaning there would be six teams per conference instead five previously existing ones. On January 30th, 2004 franchise won its first-ever Super Bowl after defeating New England Patriots 32–29 under head coach John Fox who was hired before the 2003 campaign started; this victory saw them become only second team since the merger between American Football League (AFL) & National Football League (NFL) 1970 achieve such feat within 10 seasons entering the league.

During the 2008 off-season, the team signed quarterback Jake Delhomme by the free agency which proved a pivotal move for the organization’s success going forward; he led them all way through playoffs eventually losing 23–20 against Arizona Cardinals' 2009 Divisional round despite being favorites to enter the game. Following the 2010 campaign however, things went downhill quickly when Delhomme suffered a serious injury in early 2011 preseason games leaving rookie Cam Newton starting the QB role much earlier than expected – even though his debut year ended up being successful overall thanks to strong performances throughout the regular season & postseason alike it wasn’t enough to get past eventual champions New York Giants 2012 Wild Card contest where they lost 24–2 resulting end their playoff run that particular year.

Overall while there may not be many championships or memorable moments associated with Carolina Panthers yet still remains one of the most interesting franchises out today given how far they've come in a relatively short period of time making sure to stay relevant both domestically and internationally well into the future!