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Anthony Rizzuti

Throwback photos of Dom Capers’ 1st tenure with Panthers

On Friday night, the Carolina Panthers announced they’ve hired Dom Capers as a senior defensive assistant. But this isn’t the 72-year-old’s first rodeo in Charlotte.

Let’s take a look back at Capers’ initial stint in Carolina, when he was the franchise’s first-ever head coach from 1995 to 1998.

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Jul 29, 1995; Canton, OH, USA; FILE PHOTO; Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers on the…
29 Jul 1995: Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers looks on during the Hall of Fame…
10 Sep 1995: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers during a 31-9 loss to…
10 Sep 1995: Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers looks on during a game against the…
10 Sep 1995: Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers looks on during a game against the…
Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers, center, and linebacker Lamar Lathon (57) celebrate the team's first…
27 Oct 1996: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers during a 20-9 loss to…
Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers, right, and quarterback Kerry Collins, holding helmet celebrate the Panthers'…
5 Jan 1997: Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers looks on during a playoff game against…
25 Jul 1998: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers gives instructions during the 1998…
14 Aug 1998: Carolina Panthers coach Dom Capers shouts out a play during a pre-season game…
14 Aug 1998: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers looks on during a pre-season…
6 Sep 1998: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers looks on during the game…
13 Sep 1998: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers looks on during the game…
13 Sep 1998: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers looks on during the game…
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