Tom Rafferty
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| Position: | Center / Guard | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 2, 1954 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Syracuse, New York | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 256 lb (116 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Fayetteville–Manlius (NY) | ||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 4 / Pick: 119 | ||||||
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| Games Played: | 203 |
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| Games Started: | 182 |
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Thomas Michael Rafferty (born August 2, 1954) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for head coach Joe Paterno at Penn State University.
Rafferty attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School, where he received all-league honors as a defensive lineman in football and also in lacrosse.
He accepted a scholarship from Penn State University, where he played for the legendary head coach Joe Paterno and was converted into an offensive lineman. In 1973, he was a part of an undefeated season (12-0). He became a starter as a junior and was named twice to the UPI's All-East team and once to the Football Writers' All-American team in 1975.
In 1988, he was inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame.
Rafferty was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (119th overall) of the 1976 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he was a backup to Blaine Nye. The next year, he was named the starter at right guard, performing also as a long snapper for field goals and extra points, on a team that won Super Bowl XII against the Denver Broncos.
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