Overview

• Tom Rafferty died June 5 in Windsor, Colorado, at age 70 after suffering a stroke that hospitalized him since early May.
• Rafferty spent 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys from 1976 to 1989, earning a Super Bowl XII ring and playing in Super Bowl XIII.
• He appeared in 203 games with 182 starts, ranking fourth in franchise history, and delivered the key block in Tony Dorsett’s 99-yard touchdown run.
• After being diagnosed with transverse myelitis in 2008, Rafferty taught himself to walk again following paralysis below the waist.
• He is survived by his wife, Donna, their children Michael and Rachel, and two grandchildren.