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The former NFL star, Tom Rafferty, died in Colorado on Thursday, confirmed The Dallas Morning News. The 1978 Super Bowl champion was 70 years old.
Rafferty recently had a stroke, and the former offensive liner had been hospitalized since the beginning of May.
He played guard and center during his outstanding race with the Dallas Cowboys.
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The Tom Rafferty Center of the Dallas Cowboys curles with teammates during a game against the Cleveland Browns at the Municipal Cleveland Stadium on December 4, 1988, in Cleveland. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
Rafferty played for the 1976-89 cowboys. During that period, it was a key part of an offensive line that helped protect the field marshal from the Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman Hall.
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Before becoming a Fourth Ronda Draft team, Rafferty played for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Rafferty won a Super Bowl ring when the Cowboys defeated the Denver Broncos in the 1978 Super Bowl. He played in another Super Bowl after the 1978 season, although in a defeat against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The center of the Dallas Cowboys Tom Rafferty (64) in action against the New England patriots at the Foxborough stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on November 15, 1987. (Dick Raphael/USA Today Sports)
Perhaps Rafferty’s most memorable race occurred in January 1983 when he delivered the key block to help the 99 Yardas Spring Tony Dorsett race in a game against the Vikings of Minnesota.
After his game days, Rafferty spent time working on sales of sports teams.
His wife, his two children and grandchildren survive.
