In a statement released yesterday, the Dallas Cowboys mourned the loss of former center and guard of 14 years, Tom Rafferty, who died on Thursday at the age of 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.