Rafferty, Super Bowl champ with Cowboys, dies

Field Level Media

Jun 6, 2025, 10:43 AM ET

Longtime Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman and Super Bowl XII champion Tom Rafferty died Thursday at 70.

Rafferty played in 221 combined regular-season and playoff games at guard and center from 1976-89, bridging the careers of Hall of Fame quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman.

Rafferty’s daughter, Rachel Powers, confirmed his passing Thursday in Windsor, Colorado, following a stroke. He had been hospitalized since early May.

Offensive lineman Tom Rafferty spent his entire 14-year career with the Cowboys, winning a Super Bowl title in 1978, while playing in front of Hall of Fame quarterbacks Roger Staubach and

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