The revered American black poet, Langston Hughes once wrote that “…justice delayed is justice denied…”

Thank heavens that in Saturday’s Pro Football Hall of Fame balloting, he was wrong. Justice has finally come for former Cowboy star offensive tackle Rayfield Wright. Troy Aikman was going to be in the Hall of Fame either this year in his first year of eligibility or next. He got an honor he richly deserves. I believe Michael Irvin will get in next year and simply got pushed to the back this year by the presence of two other Cowboy mega-stars.

Saturday the Hall of Fame committee “Wrighted” a wrong that’s existed for more than 2 decades now. Rayfield Wright this weekend should have been two decades in the Hall of Fame. He was a quiet, consummate, professional football player.

Two star tackles from that era, Ron Yary and Dan Dierdorf have long been in the Hall of Fame. But when you ask the defensive linemen of that era who was the very toughest to go head up with, the quiet consensus has always been Rayfield Wright.

Two years ago, in what was almost a cruel voting Wright missed induction by one vote. That the veteran’s committee so quickly put him on the ballot again was an indication that they understood what a mistake they had made and has been made for more than 20 years now.

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