Longtime Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Tom Rafferty, who helped the team to a Super Bowl 12 championship in the 1977 season, has passed away.

According to Kevin Sherrington of The Dallas Morning News , Tom Rafferty passed away at the age of 70 in Windsor, Colorado, on Thursday after suffering a stroke. Rachel Powers, Rafferty’s daughter, told the outlet that he had been hospitalized since May.

Rafferty is survived by his wife, Donna, daughter Rachel, son Michael and two grandchildren.

Tom Rafferty was a star offensive lineman at Penn State under head coach Joe Paterno, earning First-team All-East selections in 1974 and ’75 and a First-team All-American selection in the latter year.

The Cowboys drafted Rafferty in round four (119th overall) in 1976, looking to add more depth

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