FRISCO - Legendary Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Tom Raffery has passed away.

Rafferty was 70.

Rafferty's daughter, Rachel Powers, informs the Dallas News that her father had been hospitalized in Colorado since early May.

The Cowboys selected Rafferty in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL Draft, and he spent his entire 14-year playing career as a prominent member of "America's Team.''

How long was he an institution with the Cowboys?

Long enough that played with quarterback Roger Staubach ... and he played with quarterback Troy Aikman in his final NFL season in 1979.

Rafferty, a Penn State product, took over for Blaine Nye at right guard in his second season and started there for four years before making the move to center.

He played in two Super Bowls and was an iron man as he star

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