Rayfield Wright Larry Rayfield Wright ( born August 23 , 1945 ) is a former American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame . High school and college years . Wright attended Fairmont High School in Griffin , which was merged with Griffin High School . He was a letterman in basketball , before enrolling into Fort Valley State College , where he became an All - America n selection . Unable to make his high school football team , he went to Fort Valley State College to play basketball . The following summer , head coach Stan Lomax made him quit his summer job at a mill to get ready to join the football team . Lomax tried Wright at free safety , then used him as a punter , defensive end and tight end . The coach also became a father figure to the fatherless Wright . He was a standout basketball player at Fort Valley State College . Professional career . Wirght was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in round seven of the 1967 NFL Draft as a tight end . During his first three years with Dallas , the six - foot - seven , 225 - pound " Big Cat " was used as a tight end , defensive lineman , and offensive tackle . In 1969 , Wright got his first chance as a starter after Ralph Neely was sidelined by injury . The man he would face all afternoon was the Los Angeles Rams future Hall of Fame defensive end David Deacon Jones , who was in his prime . Wright ' s performance was so strong that he won a starting role as right tackle before the first day of the 1970 training camp . For thirteen seasons , Wright played 200 + games , started at right tackle in six NFC Championship game s , and played in five Super Bowl s , winning two of them : ( Super Bowl VI and Super Bowl XII ) . He earned his first of four All - Pro honors in 1971 and was voted that same year to the first of six straight Pro Bowl s . Wright was named first - or second - team All - Pro each season from 1971 through 1976 , earned three All - NFC honors , and the Cowboys led the league for total offense five times ( ranked 6th all - time at retirement in 1979 ) . His blocking ( and leadership as the team ' s co - captain for 7 years ) helped the Cowboys win 10 division titles and six conference crowns . He anchored the line for an offense that finished in the top 10 in scoring all 10 seasons in the 1970s , while helping pave the way for the first five 1 , 000 - yard rushers in Dallas Cowboys history . Wright played at a time when the right tackle was the most important spot on the offensive line , and was usually paired against the opponent ' s best pass rusher . He broke every time - honored mold previously held for men of his size . He was light on his feet and possessed an athleticism that had him miscast as a tight end and defensive end for the first three years of his NFL career . " Rayfield could do it all , " said former Cowboys running back Calvin Hill after Wright ' s election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame . " He could pull . He could run in the open field . He could finesse - block and power - block in the run game . And there was no one better in pass - blocking . He was dominant . " " He was absolutely the best , " said Roger Staubach . " Rayfield was a big , strong guy that was able to transfer his size and strength from tight end to tackle . He also had such quick feet that he was able to deal with some of the faster defensive ends and even the linebacker blitzes . If he got beat , I don ' t remember it . " Was voted the NFLPA NFC Offensive Lineman of the Year in 1972 . Wright was also presented with a number of individual awards following the conclusion of his career , including the NFL All - Super Bowl Team ( 1990 ) , the Dallas Cowboys 1st Anniversary Team ( 1985 ) , the Cowboys ' own Ring of Honor ( 2004 ) , the Texas Sports Hall of Fame ( 2005 ) and was named to the NFL ’ s All - Decade Team of the 1970s . Legacy . Wright was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1988 . He was a member of the NFL All - Time Super Bowl Team in 1990 and received the NFL Legends Award that same year . He was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 . In 2004 , Rayfield Wright was inducted in the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame . In 2006 , he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame . He was officially inducted , with introduction by college coach Leon J . " Stan " Lomax , during the Enshrinement Ceremony on August 6 , 2006 where his bust , sculpted by Scott Myers , was unveiled . He was also inducted into the State of Georgia Hall of Fame , the Fort Valley Georgia Hall of Fame and the Griffin Georgia Hall of Fame . Personal life . In 1992 , Wright served as an assistant coach to the Arizona Rattlers . Wright ' s post - football involvement with at - risk , inner city youth resulted in his appointment to the Juvenile Supreme Court in Arizona . He also served as president of the NFL Alumni Chapter , “ Caring for Kids ” program in the mid - nineties . He philanthropic endeavors , including the non - profit " Kids 4 Tomorrow " organization he co - founded with some other NFL players , were featured in Volume 9 of the " Philanthropy World Magazine " , along with fellow former - Cowboy teammate , Cliff Harris . The Athletes International Ministries awarded him Hall of Faith Award in 1997 . Today , Wright is the Founder of The Rayfield Wright Foundation . " Rayfield ' s calling is to lend a hand to guide children whose lives are a reflection of his past . . . and to help them tackle some of the same roadblocks he faced in his own lifetime , " explains Jeannette DeVader , President of The Rayfield Wright Foundation . Wright , along with DeVader , authored and published his autobiography titled " Wright Up Front " .