Thomas Wade Landry
N 32° 52.057 W 096° 46.705
14S E 707861 N 3638799
Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys from 1960-1988
Waymark Code: WMEWQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2006
Views: 130
Tom Landry was born on November 11, 1924 in Mission, Texas and went on to become the Hall of Fame Coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Prior to his football career he served as a B-17 pilot in World War II. After his military service her resumed his football career at the University of Texas where he play on their bowl teams in 1948 and 1949. Following graduation from the University of Texas Landry joined the New York (football) Yankee in 1949 as a defensive back. The following year he moved to the New York (football) Giants where he played through the 1955 season. In 1956 Landry landed his first fulltime coaching jobs as the defensive coordinator for the Giants. It just so happened that the offensive coordinate for the Giants was another future Hall of Fame Coach Vince Lombardi.
In 1960 Landry became the first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, a position that he held for the next 29 seasons. During his Cowboy career he won two Super Bowl (1972, 1978), five NFC Titles and 13 Division Titles. His overall coaching record stands at 270-178-6, which is among the pro football leaders. Coach Landry was forced out as Coach of the Cowboys following a change in ownership prior to the 1989 season. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. Coach Landry died on February 12, 2000 from complication of leukemia and is buried in the Sparkman-Hillcrest Cemetery in Dalls, Texas.
Description:
Coach Landry became the first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in 1960 and remained in that capacity for the next 29 years. During his career with the Cowboys he amassed a career record of 270-178-6, two Super Bowls, Five NFC Championships and 13 Division Titles. Coach Landry was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990 and his name was place in the “Ring of Honor” at Texas Stadium in 1993. A bronze statue of Coach Landry stands outside of Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas.
Date of birth: 11/11/1924
Date of death: 02/12/2000
Area of notoriety: Sports
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 8:00 a.m. to Dusk
Fee required?: No
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