“His mild nature clear of the sport belied his commanding presence at the box. All fanatics, particularly the ones of the Cowboys, will have in mind fondly his dominance at the offensive line within the Seventies and the way he took protective Dallas quarterbacks as his private undertaking.
“We will be able to guard his legacy in Canton with equivalent tenacity. The Corridor of Status Flag will fly at half-staff via Rayfield’s services and products subsequent Friday as a tribute to the various lives he touched.”
A seventh-round select within the 1967 AFL-NFL Draft out of Fortress Valley State Faculty, Wright was once an offensive take on who performed 188 video games in his 13-year profession with the Dallas Cowboys, the place he was once named to 6 consecutive Professional Bowls and 3 directly first-team All-Professional choices.
After being presented a place by way of the NBA’s Cincinnati Royals, Wright elected to forego a profession in professional basketball and later joined the Cowboys as a decent finish.
Right through the 1969 season, proper take on Ralph Neely suffered an damage, which compelled Cowboys Corridor of Status head trainer Tom Landry to plug Wright in as his substitute. After a stellar efficiency, he was once named the group’s starter the next season.
Wright was once named to the NFL’s 1970’s All-Decade group after serving to the Cowboys win two Tremendous Bowls in 5 journeys below Landry. He was once enshrined into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Status in 2016 and is one in every of simply two offensive linemen elected to the group’s Ring of Honor, in addition to the Corridor of Status.
“Rayfield Wright was once the epitome of what it takes to be a Corridor of Famer,” Cowboys proprietor/common supervisor Jerry Jones stated in a commentary. “His grit, his agility, his interest, his air of secrecy and his love for soccer, the neighborhood and his circle of relatives at all times shined via.
“The unique ‘Giant Cat’ assisted in shaping the way forward for the Dallas Cowboys via his illustrious 13-year enjoying profession. Rayfield was once a champion off and on the sector. He remained crucial a part of the Cowboys circle of relatives lengthy after his enjoying days ended, and he’ll be deeply overlooked. Our love and improve move out to his spouse, Di, and all of the Wright circle of relatives.”
