Tom Rafferty, an anchor of the Dallas Cowboys ' offensive line during the late 1970s and 1980s and a member of the franchise's Super Bowl XII-winning team, died Thursday after suffering a stroke. Rafferty, who had been hosptalized since early May according to his daughter, was 70.

Former Cowboys lineman Tom Rafferty was remembered for making the key block to spring Tony Dorsett's NFL-record 99-yard touchdown run. He died shortly after having a stroke.