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 struggled with health problems and drug addiction after retiring, but was sober over his final 10 years. Richards was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2011 and lived with adult sons Goldie Jr. and Jordan in his later years. Doug Richards said his brother broke his hip on Christmas in 2022 and had four hip surgeries. “He has left us and gone to a better place,” Doug Richards said. “He fought pretty good there to the end, until it was his time.”
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