Carolina Panthers founder Jerry Richardson passed away on Wednesday at age 86.

Richardson brought the Panthers into the NFL in 1995, but his tenure with the team ended after the 2017 season amid allegations of sexual and racial workplace misconduct.

Richardson was forced to sell the team to David Tepper for a then NFL-record $2.275 billion.

He was fined $2.75 million by the NFL after an extensive investigation into the allegations following a story by Sports Illustrated in which four former employees anonymously stated they reached a financial settlement with Richardson in exchange for silence.