Cowboys great, Super Bowl champion Tom Rafferty dead at 70

Former NFL star Tom Rafferty died in Colorado Thursday, The Dallas Morning News confirmed. The 1978 Super Bowl champion was 70.

Rafferty recently had a stroke, and the former offensive lineman had been hospitalized since early May.

He played guard and center during his standout career with the Dallas Cowboys. 

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Rafferty played for the Cowboys from 1976-89. During that span, he was a key part of an offensive line that helped...