Former longtime Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Tom Rafferty died Thursday after suffering a stroke, The Dallas Morning News reports.
Rafferty was 70 years old.
Rafferty’s daughter, Rachel Powers, told the Morning News that her father had been hospitalized since early May.
The Cowboys selected Rafferty out of Penn State in the fourth round of the 1976 draft, and he would spend the entirety of his 14-year career in Dallas. Rafferty became a starter for the Cowboys in his second season when he took over the right guard spot. Four years later, he would make the move to center, where he spent the rest of his career. Rafferty played with Hall of Famers Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman.
The former Nittany Lion played in two Super
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