Golden Richards, Super Bowl champion and former Cowboys star, dead at 73

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

Golden Richards, the former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver known for his famous Super Bowl XII catch against the Denver Broncos, died on Friday, his family said. He was 73.

In a Facebook post, Richards’ nephew Lance Richards said the former NFL player died of congestive heart failure at his home in Murray, Utah.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Wide receiver Golden Richards, #83 of the Dallas Cowboys, on the sideline during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium on November 20, 1977, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images)

"My uncle Golden passed away peacefully this morning," Lance Richards 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."

The Cowboys selected Richards in the second round of the 1973 NFL Draft out of BYU. He played in 12 games during his rookie season but became a starter by his sophomore year in 1974.

Richards played more than five seasons with the Cowboys before he eventually lost his starting job in the middle of the 1978 season. Dallas traded him to the Chicago Bears, where he would play in 20 games between the 1978 and 1979 seasons.

Dallas Cowboys Golden Richards (83) in action, making touchdown catch against the Denver Broncos Tim Foley (43) at Louisiana Superdome. ( Heinz Kluetmeier /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

RAMS COACH SEAN MCVAY CASTS DOUBT ON STETSON BENNETT'S 2024 STATUS: 'WE DON'T HAVE A BACKUP QUARTERBACK'

He signed with the Denver Broncos in 1980 but never saw the field with them as he suffered a season-ending injury. He