1915 1976 1982 2004 2009 2013 Panther’s football team wins its first national championship In 1915: The football team wins its first national championship under coach Glenn “Pop” Warner and features halfback Andy Hastings. See Full Story Pitt Panthers National Football Champs 1976 On November 6, the second-ranked Panthers hosted Army at Pitt Stadium and won handily, but the significant …
Michigan Panthers Team History
1983 1983 1985 2022 Michigan Panthers Team Formation The Michigan Panthers were named as a charter member of the United States Football League (USFL) on May 11, 1982. A. Alfred Taubman, one of the nation’s leading real estate developers, headed the ownership group that included Judge Peter B. Spivak and Max M. Fisher. The Panthers named former CFL executive, Jim …
Florida Panthers Team History
1993 1998 2013 Florida Panthers Team Formation Blockbuster Video magnate Wayne Huizenga was awarded an NHL franchise for Miami on December 10, 1992, the same day The Walt Disney Company earned the right to start a team in Anaheim. The entry fee was $50 million, but despite fellow Florida team Tampa Bay Lightning starting to play the year before, the …
Carolina Panthers Team History
1993 1995 1996 1996 2015 Carolina Panthers Team Formation On December 15, 1987, entrepreneur Jerry Richardson announced his bid for an NFL expansion franchise in the Carolinas. A native of North Carolina, Richardson was a former wide receiver on the Baltimore Colts who had used his 1958 league championship bonus to co-found the Hardee’s chain of restaurants and served as …
