{"id":153867,"date":"2025-08-17T19:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T19:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/153867\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T19:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T19:34:11","slug":"dallas-cowboys-countdown-to-the-season-opener-day-18-rayfield-wright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/153867\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys countdown to the season opener: Day 18 Rayfield Wright"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We\u2019re counting down the days until the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloggingtheboys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> battle the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedinggreennation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> in the season opener of the 2025 NFL season. To pass the time and mark the days, we are running through 100 Days of Cowboys. So sit back and enjoy some Cowboys history while we countdown to football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Born:<\/strong> August 23, 1945. Griffin, Georgia<br \/><strong>Position:<\/strong> Offensive tackle<br \/><strong>Dallas Cowboys<\/strong>: 1967-1979<br \/><strong>Awards<\/strong>: Super Bowl champion- VI, XII<br \/>All-Pro- 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976<br \/>Pro Bowl- 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Rayfield Wright played offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys from 1967 to 1979, earning a reputation as one of the most dominant linemen in NFL history. Initially drafted as a tight end, Wright transitioned to tackle and became a six-time Pro Bowler, six-time All-Pro, and a key protector for quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Craig Morton. Known as the \u201cBig Cat\u201d for his rare combination of size, agility, and quickness, Wright helped Dallas win two Super Bowls and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Best known for:<\/strong><br \/>Wright was best known for being a versatile and athletic offensive tackle, anchoring the Cowboys\u2019 offensive line during their 1970s dominance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Lesser known fact:<\/strong><br \/>Wright was a three-sport athlete in college (football, basketball, and track) and played on the Cowboys\u2019 special teams early in his career before solidifying his spot on the offensive line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019re counting down the days until the Dallas Cowboys battle the Philadelphia Eagles in the season opener of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":153868,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,7318,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-153867","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-cowboys-history","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-united-states-of-america","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115045784908649661","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}