Golden Richards
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 31, 1950 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Salt Lake City (UT) Granite | ||||||
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Brigham Young Hawaii |
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| NFL Draft: | 1973 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46 | ||||||
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| Games played: | 86 |
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| Games starts: | 67 |
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John Golden Richards (born December 31, 1950) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver in the National Football League for eight seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears. Richards played college football at Brigham Young University and the University of Hawaii.
Richards attended Granite High School where he lettered in 5 sports (football, basketball, track, tennis, baseball) and received All-state honors in 3 (football, basketball, track). In football he joined his brother Doug Richards and played fullback. He led the track & field team to the Utah Class A state title. In basketball he played guard and was named second-team All-state.
After being recruited by different division I colleges, he had decided to attend the University of Utah, but his church bishop influenced Richards to attend BYU instead of serving on a mission.
From the start he was the fastest player on the BYU team and wore number 22 in honor of Bob Hayes. As a sophomore, he led the team in receiving with 36 receptions for 513 yards (fifth among WAC receivers) and 1 touchdown. As a junior, he again led the team in receiving with 14 receptions for 287 yards and 1 touchdown. He also had 33 punt returns for 624 yards (17.9 average) and 4 touchdowns, 23 kickoff returns for 468 yards (19.8 average). He was first in the nation in punt returns and 16th in all-purpose yards. He set four NCAA records with most punt return yards (219 against North Texas St.) in a game, most kickoff returns (247 yards, 7 returns) in a game, average per kickoff return (35.3 yards) in a season and tied the record for most touchdowns (4) on punt returns in a season. He received All-WAC honors.
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