Just for you, Bullaholic

[LH Panther Mom]

Golden Richards was the Cowboys 2nd round pick out of Hawaii in 1973. In his first year he led the team in punt returns including a 63-yard touchdown return aginst Minnesota in the NFC Championship game. In 74 he won the starting job from an aged (among other problems) Bob Hayes. He caught a touchdown pass from Staubach in the 75 NFC Championship game against the Rams but was shut out by the Steelers in the Superbowl and left the game with broken ribs after several hard hits by the Steelers defense. Hampered by a hamstring injury in 76 he gave his punt return duties up and eventually lost his starting receiver job to Butch Johnson. In 77 he saw his production fall even more due to more passes being thrown to backs like Dorsett and Preston Pearson. His most memorable play as a Cowboy was in Superbowl XII against the Broncos. He caught a 29 yard touchdown pass from fullback Robert Newhouse. In 1978 rookie Tony Hill came along and beat both Richards and Butch Johnson out for the starting position and Richards was traded to Chicago for a third-round draft choice a few weeks into the season. He went on to have a good year with the Bears catching a career-high 28 passes. He only caught 5 passes in 1979 as a backup and discovered that he had played the entire season with a broken arm. After failing to make the Denver Broncos in 1980 he retired at the age of 29.

[Bullaholic]

Gee thanks, LHPMom, I'll print it off and hang it in my office.

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by Bullaholic
Gee thanks, LHPMom, I'll print it off and hang it in my office.

Just so you know, it wasn't the pants, but his lovely locks that did it for me. I always wanted to run my fingers through them. Of course, that was in my much younger days.











Nowadays, it'd be about the pants.

[Bullaholic]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
Just so you know, it wasn't the pants, but his lovely locks that did it for me. I always wanted to run my fingers through them. Of course, that was in my much younger days.
Nowadays, it'd be about the pants.

Yep, ol' Golden may be like the rest of us guys who have been ravaged by time---you may have to pat his bald head and his beer-belly now.

[LH Panther Mom]

Touche'.

And for all you Texans (including myself) - too-shay.

[LH Panther Mom]

It's only fair that I post something for the guys from the same Cowboys era.

[Bullaholic]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
It's only fair that I post something for the guys from the same Cowboys era.

Unfortunately, they may be bald and have beer bellies too, LHPMom. Thanks for the nostalgia.