Ex-Cowboys receiver Richards dies at 73
Golden Richards, the former Dallas Cowboys receiver known for his flowing blond hair who famously caught a touchdown pass off a gadget play in the 1978 Super Bowl, died Friday of congestive heart failure at his home in Murray. He was 73.
Richards' nephew, Lance Richards, confirmed the death in a Facebook post.
The former BYU star spent seven seasons in the NFL with Dallas, Chicago and Denver, and is best known for his five-plus seasons as a deep-play threat with the Cowboys. He twice averaged more than 21 yards per catch, finishing his time in Dallas with an 18.3 career mark.
That was especially evident in the 1978 Super Bowl against Denver. With the Cowboys ahead 20-10 in the fourth quarter, fullback Robert Newhouse threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Richards, who got behind the defense to all but assure the Cowboys of their second championship.
Richards finished his career with 122 receptions for 2,136 yards and 17 TDs before injuries prompted him to retire in 1980.
A Salt Lake City native, he starred at Granite High School, then at nearby BYU, where he was a receiver and punt returner, leading the nation as a junior with four returns for touchdowns.
Richards played his final college season at Hawaii, catching 23 passes for 414 yards and five touchdowns. That caught the eye of the Cowboys, who drafted him in the second round in 1973.
The Deseret News said Richards struggled with health problems and drug addiction after retiring, but was sober over his final 10 years. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2011.
• Stan Bowles, the maverick soccer player who made five appearances for England and was a widely admired star for London club Queens Park Rangers in the 1970s, died on Saturday. He was 75.
In 2015, it was announced that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
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Columbus 1, Atlanta 0
Charlotte FC 1, New York City FC 0 D.C. United 3, New England 1 CF Montréal 0, Orlando City 0, tie Chicago 2, Philadelphia 2, tie Minnesota 2, Austin FC 1
FC Dallas 2, San Jose 1
Sporting Kansas City 1, Houston 1, tie Real Salt Lake 1, St Louis City 1, tie Portland 4, Colorado 1
Today's games
Toronto FC at Cincinnati, 11:30 a.m. New York at Nashville, 2 p.m.
Miami at Galaxy, 6 p.m.
ATP- QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN
At Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex
Doha, Qatar
Surface: Hardcourt outdoor
MEN'S SINGLES
Championship
Karen Khachanov (2), Russia, def. Jakub Mensik, Czech Republic, 7-6 (12), 6-4.
At Jockey Club Brasileiro Rio de Janeiro
Surface:
Red clay
MEN'S SINGLES
Semifinals
1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
Sebastian Baez (5), Argentina, def. Francisco Cerundolo (4), Argentina, 7-5, 6-0. Mariano Navone, Argentina, def. Cameron Norrie (2), Britain, 6-4, 6-2.
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AP TOP 25
No. 1 UConn 78, Villanova 54
No. 2 Houston 82, No. 11 Baylor 76, OT No. 4 Arizona 91, Washington 75
No. 5 Tennessee 86, Texas A&M 51
No. 6 Iowa St. 71, West Virginia 64
Wake Forest 83, No. 8 Duke 79
No. 9 Kansas 86, Texas 67
No. 10 North Carolina 54, Virginia 44
No. 12 Illinois 95, Iowa 85
No. 14 Auburn 97, Georgia 76
No. 17 Kentucky 117, No. 13 Alabama 95 No. 18 St. Mary's 88, San Diego 62
No. 19 San Diego St. 73, Fresno St. 41 No. 20 South Carolina 72, Mississippi 59 Arizona St. 73, No. 21 Washington St. 61 UNLV 66, No. 22 Colorado St. 60
UCF 75, No. 23 Texas Tech 61
No. 24 Florida 77, Vanderbilt 64
Kansas St. 84, No. 25 BYU 74
EAST
Penn St. 83, Indiana 74 Pittsburgh 79, Virginia Tech 64 Seton Hall 76, Butler 64
St. Bonaventure 75, UMass 67 Syracuse 88, Notre Dame 85
SOUTH
Clemson 74, Florida St. 63
Florida 77, Vanderbilt 64
Georgia Tech 80, Miami 76
James Madison 80, Georgia Southern 74 Mississippi St. 87, LSU 67
NC State 81, Boston College 70
Old Dominion 75, Coastal Carolina 59 South Carolina 72, Mississippi 59
MIDWEST
Bradley 48, Illinois St. 45
E. Michigan 58, Ball St. 56 Georgetown 77, DePaul 76
Indiana St. 88, Ill.-Chicago 73
Iowa St. 71, West Virginia 64
Loyola Chicago 80, George Mason 59 Miami (Ohio) 88, Cent. Michigan 60 Saint Louis 96, George Washington 91
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Abilene Christian 79, Grand Canyon 73 Ark.-Pine Bluff 72, Prairie View 59 Arkansas 88, Missouri 73
Oklahoma 84, Oklahoma St. 82, OT Rice 70, East Carolina 52
Sam Houston St. 65, UTEP 54
TCU 75, Cincinnati 57
Tarleton St. 82, Cal Baptist 65
Tulsa 69, Charlotte 67
UTSA 64, North Texas 62
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Air Force 78, New Mexico 77
Arizona St. 73, Washington St. 61
Boise St. 92, Wyoming 72
CS Northridge 65, Cal St.-Fullerton 60 California 69, Oregon 64
Colorado 89, Utah 65
E. Washington 85, N. Colorado 76 Idaho 86, N. Arizona 76
Idaho St. 80, Weber St. 62
Louisiana Tech 67, New Mexico St. 58 Loyola Marymount 86, Pacific 63 Montana 82, Portland St. 73
Oregon St. 85, Stanford 73
Sacramento St. 66, Montana St. 63
San Diego St. 73, Fresno St. 41
San Francisco 92, Pepperdine 68 Seattle 84, Texas Rio Grande Valley 56 UC San Diego 92, UC Irvine 88, OT UMKC 63, Omaha 58
UNLV 66, Colorado St. 60
Utah Valley St. 71, Stephen F. Austin 62
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AP TOP 25
No. 5 Texas 87, UCF 56
No. 16 Gonzaga 75, Pepperdine 41
No. 21 Creighton 79, Villanova 69
No. 24 Baylor 66, No. 22 West Virginia 65 No. 23 Oklahoma 91, Oklahoma St. 56 Columbia 67, No. 25 Princeton 65
NASCAR XFINITY-RAPTOR KING OF TOUGH 250
At Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Ga.
Lap length:
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (2) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 169 laps, 0 points; 2. (12) Chandler Smith, Toyota, 169, 0; 3. (13) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet, 169, 0; 4. (10) Sheldon Creed, Toyota, 169, 0; 5. (24) Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, 169, 0; 6. (23) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 169, 0; 7. (15) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 169, 0; 8. (22) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Toyota, 169, 0;
9. (8) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 169, 0; 10. (14) Sammy Smith, Chevrolet, 169, 0; 11. (6) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 169, 0; 12. (1) Jesse Love, Chevrolet, 169, 0; 13. (7) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 169, 0; 14. (18) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 169, 0; 15.
(4) Riley Herbst, Ford, 168, 0; 16. (11)
Cole Custer, Ford, 168, 0; 17. (17) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 168, 0; 18. (21) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 168, 0; 19. (5) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 168, 0; 20. (30) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 167, 0; 21. (35) Leland Honeyman, Chevrolet, 167, 0;
22. (20) Ryan Sieg, Ford, 167, 0; 23. (25) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 167, 0; 24. (36) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 167, 13; 25. (34) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 167, 0; 26. (31) Nick Leitz, Chevrolet, 167, 0; 27. (19) Hailie Deegan, Ford, 167, 0; 28. (9) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 167, 0; 29. (33) Joey Gase, Ford,
166, 0; 30. (28) Blaine Perkins, Ford, 166, 0; 31. (29) Dawson Cram, Chevrolet, 166, 0; 32. (3) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 165, 0; 33. (37) Patrick Emerling, Ford, 165, 0;
34. (32) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 165, 0; 35. (27) Cj McLaughlin, Ford, 164, 0; 36. (26) Kyle Sieg, Ford, 164, 0; 37. (16) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 159, 0; 38. (38) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, garage, 98, 0.
RACE STATISTICS
Average speed of race winner: Time of race:
Margin of victory: Caution flags:
Lead changes:
Points leaders:
135.467 1 hour, 55 minutes,
0.106
4 for 23 laps; 11 among 5 drivers;
A.Hill, 1; 1. A.Hill, 59; 2. S.Creed, 48; 3. R.Herbst, 35; 4. P.Retzlaff, 34; 5. J.Allgaier, 34; 6. J.Anderson, 33; 7. C.Smith, 32; 8. A.Allmendinger, 32; 9. C.Custer, 31; 10. B.Jones, 29; 11. J.Love, 27; 12. R.Ellis, 26; 13. S.Van Gisbergen, 25; 14. B.Perkins, 23; 15. S.Smith, 23; 16. B.McLeod, 22. mph; 16 seconds; seconds;
1.54 miles