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Tom Rafferty, an Offensive Lineman Who Won a Super Bowl with the Cowboys, Dies at 70

  • Tom Rafferty, a longtime Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman, died at 70 on Thursday in Windsor, Colorado, after a stroke.
  • He had faced health challenges since his 2008 diagnosis of transverse myelitis, a neurological disorder that left him unable to feel below the waist.
  • Rafferty played 14 NFL seasons with the Cowboys from 1976 to 1989, starting 167 consecutive games and winning Super Bowl XII in 1977.
  • His daughter, Rachel Powers, said Rafferty had been hospitalized since early May, and she praised that he "just kept at it until he could walk again."
  • Rafferty's career and resilience left a lasting impact on the Cowboys franchise and its fans, marking him as a key figure bridging eras from Staubach to Aikman.
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Dallas News broke the news in Dallas, United States on Friday, June 6, 2025.
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