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Rayfield Wright

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The Resume

    (August 23, 1945-April 7, 2022)
    Born in Griffin, Georgia
    Birth name was Larry Rayfield Wright
    Offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys (196 –79)
    Two time Super Bowl champion (five appearances overall)
    Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (2006)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was nicknamed 'The Big Cat.'
    His autobiography is titled 'Wright Up Front.'
    After leaving the Dallas Cowboys, he had a brief stint on the offseason/practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles but was cut before the season began.
    He was one of more than 4,500 players involved in 2014 concussion lawsuit against the NFL.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He played for the Fort Valley State Wildcats of the HBCU Fort Valley State.
    He was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1970s.
    He was a multi-sport athlete in college who preferred basketball - and was chosen by the Kings during the NBA draft in his junior year, although he declined.
    As a heralded right tackle, he was a cornerstone of the Cowboys' decade-long run as 'America's team' led by Tom Landry.
    Post-NFL, his work with at-risk, inner city youth resulted in his appointment to the Juvenile Supreme Court in Arizona.
    He was president of the NFL Alumni Chapter's Caring for Kids program in the mid-90s and co-founded the non-profit Kids 4 Tomorrow.
    He also founded the Rayfield Wright Foundation, which helps children obtain grants to attend college.
    He battled early-onset dementia as the result of CTE from his thirteen seasons with the NFL.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 136 Votes: 52.21% Annoying