CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Sam Wyche was literally on the verge of death when a tall, dominating figure entered his hospital room 14 months ago. The man walked past a large, comfortable chair and asked the 71-year-old who coached the Cincinnati Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII to move over so he could sit next to him.
It was Jerry Richardson.
The owner of the Carolina Panthers wanted to share all he went through in 2009, when doctors at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Charlotte successfully performed a heart transplant that saved his life.