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Carolina Panthers History Intriquing

Copyright (c) 2009 Matthew Love

The Carolina Panthers are a member of the South Division of the NFC, or National Football Conference of the NFL. They are based in Charlotte, North Carolina, but the team serves as a representative to both North and South Carolina, which is why they are known simply as the Carolina Panthers. Carolina Panthers history is short, as they became part of the NFL in 1995 along with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both teams were added as expansion teams that year. An impressive accomplishment in Carolina Panthers history is their Super Bowl appearance in 2003, only 8 years since their inception. When the Carolina Panthers first became part of the NFL, they were a member of the NFC West division. In 2002, they were moved to the NFC south division, which was more practical considering their location. The Carolina Panthers mascot is Sir Purr, and they are managed by Marty Hurney.

Carolina Panthers history started in the late 1980s after the approval of a professional NBA expansion team. The Charlotte Hornets, who are now the New Orleans Hornets, the basis for former Baltimore Colts player Jerry Richardson to discuss the possibility of having an NFL expansion team as well. His company, Richardson Sports, chose an uptown location in Charlotte where they would build a privately financed stadium that seated more than 70,000 fans. Everyone joined the effort to show their support for the cause, an effort to prove to the NFL that Charlotte was worthy of an NFL team. Preseason games were held in the area in 1989, 1990, and 1991, which were all sold out games, again as an effort to show support for the NFL. In 1992, expansion teams were discussed in Charlotte, as well as Baltimore, St. Louis, Memphis, and Jacksonville. However, there was a dispute within the league, and the vote was delayed until 1993. It was on October 26, 1993 that the NFL announced that Carolina would be the 29th franchise for the NFL, which made them the first new team in the league since the 70s.

Carolina Panthers history during the 1995 Season; Dom Capers was appointed as the head coach, and they acquired their team through a newly formed method of drafting. Aside from popular draft picks like Rod Smith, Mark Carrier, and Kerry Collins, the Carolina Panthers were also entitled to use the free agency process. A notable aspect of Carolina Panthers history is that they won their first game of their career, playing the Hall of Fame Game against the Jaguars, who was also a new team that year. Of course this game was known as the "Battle of the Big Cats", we'll let you figure out why. The Panthers new stadium was still under construction, so all their home games were played at Clemson University.

Carolina Panthers history was rough in the late 90s; Rae Carruth was convicted of conspiring to murder his pregnant girlfriend, and sent to prison. At that same time, Kerry Collins was cut from the team due to problems with alcoholism and accusations of making racial slurs about his teammates. Fred Lane, who had traded to the Indianapolis Colts in 2000, was killed by his wife shortly after trading teams. During this time, the team made no notable appearances on the field, and Dom Capers was let go after the 98 season. In 1999, George Seifert was hired to replace him, as he had won two Super Bowl titles with the 49ers. However, his time with the team was disastrous, and he was immediately let go in 2001. In 2002, the Carolina Panthers attempted to acquire Steve Spurrier and Tony Dungy, but both declined. So they chose John Fox as their head coach, who was a former defensive coordinator for the Giants. In 2003, Carolina was a much better team, landing them in Super Bowl XXXVIII, which they ended up winning! This Super Bowl appearance was a great accomplishment and something notable to go in Carolina Panthers history!

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Do you think only the True Carolina Panther fans stayed untill the end of the game was over?

or do you feel if your team is getting whomped, you can still leave and be a true fan (assuming you have nothing else to do)?
I'm the type of fan who will stay even if my favorite team is losing by 50 points. Its a good way to look at the prospects.
well David, who's a more true fan, one who leaves early to avoid traffic or one who stays even if their team is getting owned?

Yes. Props to you. Fans that leave early are just bandwagoners. Or maybe they just wanna avoid traffic.

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