Tom Rafferty, one of the greatest offensive linemen in Dallas Cowboys history, had been hospitalized since May following a stroke. On Tuesday, the 70-year-old passed away surrounded by family in Colorado.

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.