Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Golden Richards died on Friday of congestive heart failure. He was 73.
Richards’s brother Doug confirmed the news with Jay Drew at Deseret News, saying, “He has left us and gone to a better place.”
Richards’s nephew Lance also shared the news in a post on Facebook. “My uncle Golden passed away peacefully this morning,” he wrote. “I will forever remember going hunting and talking Dallas Cowboy football. He was a kind and sweet soul and I’m so happy he’s not suffering anymore.”