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Golden Richards

John Golden Richards

Wingback

6-1, 178 lbs

Salt Lake City, Utah

Born: December 31, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah

Died: February 23, 2024 (73-054)

High School: Granite HS

Transfer Out: Hawaii

Draft: Dallas Cowboys in Round 2 of the 1973 NFL Draft

Relatives: Brother Sterling Richards

1x All-WAC
22

Rushing

SeasonAttYdYd/AttTDLng
19716203.308
Total6203.308

Receiving

SeasonRecYdAvgTDLng
19703751213.810
19711428720.5122
Total5179915.7222

Kick Returns

SeasonNoYdAvgTDLng
197047819.5031
19712038919.5041
Total2446719.5041

Punt Returns

SeasonNoYdAvgTDLng
19702-5-2.500
19713060120.0473
Total3259618.6473

Defense

SeasonTklSoloAstSacksTFLPBUINTYdsINT TDFFFRFR TDBlkSfty
19717610.00.0300000000
Total7610.00.0300000000

Scoring

SeasonTouchdownsPATFGMSftyPts
RshTDRecTDKRTDPRTDFRTDIntTDOthTDAllTD2PMXPM
19700100000100006
197101040005000030
Career02040006000036

Participation

SeasonClassNoPosGamesStarts
1970SO22SE/WB90
1971JR22FL100
Total190

Roster History

SeasonClassNoPos
1970SO22SE/WB
1971JR22FL

Rushing

Date Site Opponent Result Att Yds Avg Lng
Oct 16, 1971 A WYO W 35-17 4 11 2.8 8
Oct 23, 1971 A TLSA W 25-7 1 6 6.0 6
Nov 20, 1971 H UTAH L 15-17 1 3 3.0 3

Receiving

Date Site Opponent Result Rec Yds Avg TD Lng
Sep 19, 1970 A WMU L 17-35 2 32 16.0 0 0
Sep 26, 1970 H UTEP L 0-17 2 16 8.0 0 0
Oct 3, 1970 A SDSU L 11-31 3 31 10.3 0 0
Oct 10, 1970 A ARIZ L 17-24 6 114 19.0 0 0
Oct 17, 1970 H ASU L 3-27 2 21 10.5 0 0
Oct 24, 1970 H USU W 27-20 5 57 11.4 0 0
Oct 31, 1970 H WYO W 23-3 3 99 33.0 0 0
Nov 7, 1970 A CSU L 9-26 3 23 7.7 0 0
Nov 14, 1970 A UNM L 8-51 11 119 10.8 1 0
Sep 18, 1971 H CSU W 54-14 1 22 22.0 0 22
Oct 1, 1971 H UNM L 0-14 2 24 12.0 0 0
Oct 9, 1971 A USU L 7-29 2 41 20.5 0 0
Oct 30, 1971 A UTEP W 16-0 2 18 9.0 0 0
Nov 6, 1971 A ASU L 13-38 4 94 23.5 0 0
Nov 13, 1971 H ARIZ L 14-27 3 88 29.3 1 0

Kick Returns

Date Site Opponent Result No Yds Avg Lng
Sep 19, 1970 A WMU L 17-35 1 16 16.0 16
Oct 3, 1970 A SDSU L 11-31 1 9 9.0 9
Oct 10, 1970 A ARIZ L 17-24 1 31 31.0 31
Oct 17, 1970 H ASU L 3-27 1 22 22.0 22
Sep 10, 1971 A UNT W 41-13 2 28 14.0 0
Oct 9, 1971 A USU L 7-29 3 55 18.3 0
Oct 16, 1971 A WYO W 35-17 1 13 13.0 13
Oct 23, 1971 A TLSA W 25-7 2 29 14.5 0
Oct 30, 1971 A UTEP W 16-0 1 41 41.0 41
Nov 6, 1971 A ASU L 13-38 5 98 19.6 0
Nov 13, 1971 H ARIZ L 14-27 3 48 16.0 0
Nov 20, 1971 H UTAH L 15-17 3 77 25.7 0

Punt Returns

Date Site Opponent Result No Yds Avg TD Lng
Sep 19, 1970 A WMU L 17-35 2 -5 -2.5 0 0
Sep 10, 1971 A UNT W 41-13 5 219 43.8 2 0
Sep 18, 1971 H CSU W 54-14 3 86 28.7 1 0
Oct 9, 1971 A USU L 7-29 1 8 8.0 0 0
Oct 16, 1971 A WYO W 35-17 2 4 2.0 0 0
Oct 23, 1971 A TLSA W 25-7 2 31 15.5 0 0
Oct 30, 1971 A UTEP W 16-0 4 65 16.3 0 0
Nov 6, 1971 A ASU L 13-38 1 11 11.0 0 0
Nov 13, 1971 H ARIZ L 14-27 7 51 7.3 0 0
Nov 20, 1971 H UTAH L 15-17 5 126 25.2 1 73

Defense

Date Site Opponent Result Tkl PBU
Sep 18, 1971 H CSU W 54-14 1 0
Oct 9, 1971 A USU L 7-29 1 0
Oct 16, 1971 A WYO W 35-17 4 1
Nov 20, 1971 H UTAH L 15-17 1 2

Participation

Date Site Opponent Result GS
Sep 19, 1970 A WMU L 17-35 0
Sep 26, 1970 H UTEP L 0-17 0
Oct 3, 1970 A SDSU L 11-31 0
Oct 10, 1970 A ARIZ L 17-24 0
Oct 17, 1970 H ASU L 3-27 0
Oct 24, 1970 H USU W 27-20 0
Oct 31, 1970 H WYO W 23-3 0
Nov 7, 1970 A CSU L 9-26 0
Nov 14, 1970 A UNM L 8-51 0
Sep 10, 1971 A UNT W 41-13 0
Sep 18, 1971 H CSU W 54-14 0
Oct 1, 1971 H UNM L 0-14 0
Oct 9, 1971 A USU L 7-29 0
Oct 16, 1971 A WYO W 35-17 0
Oct 23, 1971 A TLSA W 25-7 0
Oct 30, 1971 A UTEP W 16-0 0
Nov 6, 1971 A ASU L 13-38 0
Nov 13, 1971 H ARIZ L 14-27 0
Nov 20, 1971 H UTAH L 15-17 0

Rushing

SeasonTeamLgAttYdsAvgTD
1973Dallas CowboysNFL122.00
1974Dallas CowboysNFL2-2-1.00
1975Dallas CowboysNFL2157.50
NFL5153.00

Receiving

SeasonTeamLgRecYdsAvgTD
1973Dallas CowboysNFL69115.21
1974Dallas CowboysNFL2646718.05
1975Dallas CowboysNFL2145121.54
1976Dallas CowboysNFL1941421.83
1977Dallas CowboysNFL1722513.23
1978Chicago BearsNFL2737914.00
1978Dallas CowboysNFL122.00
1979Chicago BearsNFL510721.41
NFL122213617.517

Kick Returns

SeasonTeamLgNoYdsAvgTD
1973Dallas CowboysNFL34414.70
NFL34414.70

Punt Returns

SeasonTeamLgNoYdsAvgTD
1973Dallas CowboysNFL211396.60
1974Dallas CowboysNFL13745.70
1975Dallas CowboysNFL2828810.31
NFL625018.11

Receiving

SeasonTeamLgRecYdsAvgTD
1975Dallas CowboysNFL46616.51
1977Dallas CowboysNFL58416.82
NFL915016.73

Punt Returns

SeasonTeamLgNoYdsAvgTD
1973Dallas CowboysNFL36622.01
1975Dallas CowboysNFL6355.80
NFL910111.21
Date Team League Transaction
Mar 5, 1973 Dallas Cowboys NFL Signed contract
Sep 6, 1978 Chicago Bears NFL Traded from DAL to CHI
Apr 21, 1980 Chicago Bears NFL Released
May 8, 1980 Denver Broncos NFL Signed contract
Aug 19, 1980 Denver Broncos NFL Placed on injured reserve

Rushing

SeasonSchoolLevelClassGGSAttYdsAvgTD
1972HawaiiFBS005102.00

Receiving

SeasonSchoolLevelClassGGSRecYdsAvgTD
1972HawaiiFBS002341418.05

Returns

SeasonSchoolLevelClassGGSKRYdsAvgTDPRYdsAvgTD
1972HawaiiFBS00919221.3013786.00

Participation

SeasonSchoolLevelClassGGS
1972HawaiiFBS00