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.

WINDSOR, Colo. -- Former Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl champion offensive lineman Tom Rafferty has died, the team announced Friday. He was 70. Rafferty died Thursday in Windsor, Colorado, following a stroke, his daughter Rachel Powers confirmed to The Dallas Morning News. He had been hospitalized since early May.

Tom Rafferty, who played 14 seasons at center and right guard for the Dallas Cowboys and won Super Bowl XII with the team to cap the 1977 season, died Thursday at the age of 70.