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Golden Richards

John Golden Richards

Position: WR
Height: 6-1    Weight: 181 lbs.
Born: December 31, 1950 in Salt Lake City, UT
College: BYU, Hawaii

Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2nd round (46th overall) of the 1973 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons · Playoffs
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1973 23 DAL RET 12 0 6 91 15.2 1 53 0.5 7.6 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.2 0.1 93 1 1
1974 24 DAL WR 14 0 26 467 18.0 5 58 1.9 33.4 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 -0.4 0.1 462 5 1
1975 25 DAL WR 14 0 21 451 21.5 4 62 1.5 32.2 3 18 0 11 6.0 1.3 0.2 469 4 3
1976 26 DAL WR 11 9 19 414 21.8 3 56 1.7 37.6 414 3 0
1977 27 DAL WR 14 0 17 225 13.2 3 50 1.2 16.1 225 3 0
1978 28 2TM WR/ 16 14 28 381 13.6 0 52 1.8 23.8 381 0 1
DAL 1 0 1 2 2.0 0 2 1.0 2.0 2 0 0
CHI WR 15 14 27 379 14.0 0 52 1.8 25.3 379 0 1
1979 29 CHI 5 0 5 107 21.4 1 52 1.0 21.4 107 1 0
Career 86 23 122 2136 17.5 17 62 1.4 24.8 5 15 0 11 3.0 0.2 0.1 2151 17 6
6 yrs DAL 66 9 90 1650 18.3 16 62 1.4 25.0 5 15 0 11 3.0 0.2 0.1 1665 16 5
2 yrs CHI 20 14 32 486 15.2 1 52 1.6 24.3 486 1 1

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1973 23 DAL RET 12 0 21 139 0 46 6.6 3 44 0 20 14.7 276
1974 24 DAL WR 14 0 13 74 0 15 5.7 536
1975 25 DAL WR 14 0 28 288 1 43 10.3 757
Career 86 23 62 501 1 46 8.1 3 44 0 20 14.7 2696

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1973 23 DAL RET 12 0 1 0 0 0
1974 24 DAL WR 14 0 1 1 0 0
1975 25 DAL WR 14 0 3 1 0 0
1977 27 DAL WR 14 0 0 1 0 0
1978 28 2TM WR/ 16 14 1 0 0 0
CHI WR 15 14 1 0 0 0
Career 86 23 6 3 0 0
6 yrs DAL 66 9 5 3 0 0
2 yrs CHI 20 14 1 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1973 23 DAL RET 12 0 1 6
1974 24 DAL WR 14 0 5 30
1975 25 DAL WR 14 0 4 1 30
1976 26 DAL WR 11 9 3 18
1977 27 DAL WR 14 0 3 18
1979 29 CHI 5 0 1 6
Career 86 23 17 1 108
6 yrs DAL 66 9 16 1 102
2 yrs CHI 20 14 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Yds/Reception

Career 17.5 (55)

Non-Offensive TDs

1975 NFL 1 (4)

Punt Returns

1975 NFL 28 (8)

Punt Return Yds

1975 NFL 288 (10)

Punt Return TD

1975 NFL 1 (2-- 85)
Career 1 (137)

     

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1973 23 12 WR 15 65
1974 24 14 WR 76 14 17 55
1975 25 14 WR 71 32
1976 26 11 WR 59 38
1977 27 14 WR 41 45
1978 28 16 WR 38 59
1979 29 5 WR 17 83
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