What is Rayfield Wright?
[[File:RayfieldWright.jpg|right|200px]] '''Larry Rayfield Wright''' (August 23, 1945 – April 7, 2022) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player. He was an [[offensive tackle]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 13 seasons from 1967 until 1979. He is a member of the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].<ref name=flsrap05>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fy4zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dAgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6550%2C1250200 |newspaper=Free Lance-Star |location=Fredericksburg, Virginia |agency=Associated Press |last=Aron |first=Jaime |title=Wright tackled a new position |date=August 5, 2006 |page=C7 }}</ref> Wright was born in [[Griffin, Georgia]]. Wright was diagnosed with early-onset [[dementia]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/27/sports/football/for-a-cowboys-star-with-dementia-time-is-running-out.html |newspaper=New York Times |last=Macur |first=Juliet |title=For a Cowboys star with dementia, time is running out |date=January 26, 2014|access-date=March 9, 2016}}</ref> He died on April 7, 2022 in [[Fort Worth, Texas]] at the age of 76.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Baca|first=Michael|title=Rayfield Wright, longtime Cowboys tackle and Hall of Famer, dies at 76|url=http://www.nfl.com/_amp/rayfield-wright-longtime-cowboys-tackle-and-hall-of-famer-dies-at-76|work=NFL.com|date=April 7, 2022|access-date=April 7, 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Rayfield}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from dementia]] [[Category:American football offensive tackles]] [[Category:Dallas Cowboys players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Fort Worth, Texas]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}