While I loved Erik William's pre auto accident, he was never the same after stupidly running his car into that wall. His play deteriorated after he recovered. Thus, because of this I'm penciling in Rayfield Wright at RT.
In his third season in
1969, Wright got his first chance as a
starter after
Ralph Neely was sidelined by injury. His opponent in his first start was
Los Angeles Rams future
Hall of Fame defensive end 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
training camp in
1970.
For thirteen seasons, Wright played more than 200 games, started at
right tackle in six
NFC Championship games, and played in five
Super Bowls, winning two of them: (
VI,
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 Bowls.
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 seven years helped the Cowboys win 10 division titles and six conference crowns.
Williams slammed his Mercedes into a retaining wall on an LBJ exit ramp at 3 a.m. He suffered two torn knee ligaments, a ruptured muscle in his right knee, a broken rib, torn ligaments in his left thumb and facial cuts. His blood-alcohol level was almost double the legal limit.
