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Former Cowboys receiver, Super Bowl champion Golden Richards dead at 73

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February 24, 2024

Former Cowboys receiver, Super Bowl champion Golden Richards dead at 73

Golden Richards, a former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver whose touchdown sealed Super Bowl XII, died at his Utah home on Friday morning. He was 73.

Richards suffered congestive heart failure after battling health and drug abuse issues for years, according to Deseret News.

“My uncle Golden passed away peacefully this morning,” Richards’ nephew Lance Richards posted on Facebook. “I will forever remember going hunting and talking Dallas Cowboy football. He was a kind and sweet soul and I’m so happy he’s not suffering anymore.

The Cowboys selected Richards in the second round of the 1973 NFL draft, where he’d become a valuable deep threat for star quarterback Roger Staubach

The former BYU and University of Hawaii standout caught a career-high five touchdowns in 1974 and, averaged more than 21 yards per catch in the 1975 and 1976 seasons.

Richards emerged as a valuable asset during Dallas’ road to their second Super Bowl win in 1977.

He caught a 32-yard touchdown in the NFC Championship game against the Vikings, to open the scoring in a 23-6 win.

Cowboys head coach Tom Landry liked calling trick plays in big games.

In the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl against the Broncos, running back Robert Newhouse threw a pass to Richards for a 29-yard touchdown to cap off the scoring in a 27-10 win.

“People always think of that game as the highlight of my career but it wasn’t,” Richards told the LA Times in 1993.

“Every game I played was the highlight. Having my mates hold me up in the huddle when I had just gotten nailed and the wind knocked out of me, that was the highlight. The camaraderie of the game, every game, that was the highlight.”

Richards was traded to the Bears during the 1978 season before an injury cut his 1979 season short.

He later joined the Broncos in 1980 but retired after suffering another injury.

He finished his NFL career with 2,136 yards on 122 receptions and 17 touchdowns.

Doug Richards told Deseret News that his brother had undergone four surgeries after he fell and broke his hip on Christmas Day in 2022.

Richards battled prescription drug and alcohol issues during and after his playing days, but was sober for the past 10 years, the outlet reported.

“I never took drugs to get high,” he said in 1993. “I took drugs because I couldn’t stand the pain.”

He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2011.

“Seven or eight years of wear and tear on the football field for a 175-pound wide receiver who was concussed several times, too,” his brother Doug, a former BYU basketball star, told the outlet. “That obviously took its toll.”

Richards, who was divorced three times, is survived by two sons and a two-year-old grandson.

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2024 UIL tennis regional results: See how boys and girls from Dallas-area schools fared

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May 9, 2024

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2024 UIL tennis regional results: See how boys and girls from Dallas-area schools fared

CLASS 6A

THURSDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Brandon Cowling/Kate Delgado, Wylie d. Caroline Artho/Barrett Stroud, Amarillo, 6-1, 7-5

THURSDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Trevor Short/Hope Willis, Wylie d. Brandon Cowling/Kate Delgado, Wylie

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Dallas Cowboys Add ‘Jack-Of-All-Trades’ Receiver in 2025 NFL Draft?

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May 8, 2024

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Dallas Cowboys Add ‘Jack-Of-All-Trades’ Receiver in 2025 NFL Draft?

Could the Dallas Cowboys add a versatile and elusive wide receiver in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft? Dallas drafts Oregon transfer receiver Evan Stewart with the No. 26-pick in the latest mock from ESPN.

Talk about a homecoming! Stewart is a Frisco, Texas-native, which is where the Dallas Cowboys headquarters is located.

Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart attempts to avoid defensive back Solomon Davis during practice / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA

Could Stewart be a Dallas star alongside receiver CeeDee Lamb? Currently the Cowboys room is highlighted by Lamb, Brandin Cooks, Jalen Tolbert, Kavontae Turpin.

“I want to show that I am a jack of all trades,” said Stewart during Oregon practices. “…I can go up and get it like a big receiver, I can move like a little receiver. I’ve got great hands, I’m very quick, very fast.”

Stewart transferred from Texas A&M, totaling 1,163 receiving yards and six touchdowns in two seasons in college station, despite an early season ankle injury in 2013 that resulted in diminished production. Stewart’s undeniable talent and experience was highly sought after in the portal, ranking as a top-5 overall athlete in the portal.

Stewart’s goal for the Oregon 2024 football season is clear.

“That ball, man. I’m trying to get those passes,” Stewart said during Oregon’s spring practices. “(Oregon suited everything that I was looking for. I wanted to be in a great program that had a lot of order and construction. Everything is so much better here, honestly, I’m happy with my decision.”

Stewart already turned heads in a Duck uniform during spring football practices. Possibly the biggest get for the Ducks in the transfer portal this year by coach Dan Lanning. Oregon enters their inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference as one of the favorites to win the Big Ten Title, with much thanks to additions like Stewart.

Dallas’ rookie mini camp is May 10-11. It’ll be a first-look at the Cowboys’ first-round 2024 NFL Draft selection Tyler Guyton. The hope is that Guyton, a former Oklahoma offensive tackle, can help reinforce the Cowboys offensive line quickly.

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What we learned in FC Dallas' win over Memphis

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May 8, 2024

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What we learned in FC Dallas' win over Memphis

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FC Dallas picked up another much-needed win on Tuesday night, a US Open Cup Round of 32 win over USL Championship side Memphis 901.

This morning, as I am sitting at a pub in the Pittsburgh Airport, I thought I would take a few minutes to discuss the comments made by head coach Nico Estevez and the game’s goal scorer, Logan Farrington, after last night’s win. I’m also going to take a quick look back at a game that FC Dallas had control over…for the most part.

This won’t be our normal breakdown of the game since we do need to quickly turn our attention to Saturday’s game with Austin FC.

For a coach who needed to go for it in a Cup tournament game at home against a lower-division team, Estevez really didn’t push things all that much with his lineup choice. He stuck it out once more with the 3-4-3, as he reintroduced Jesus Ferreira and Asier Illarramendi back into the lineup after the two weren’t ‘fully fit’ enough, Nico’s words there to do so in Toronto last week.

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