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Nov 8, 2023 · Thomas Wade "Tom" Landry (September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He is ranked as one of the greatest and most innovative coaches in National Football League (NFL) history, creating many new formations and methods. He invented the now popular 4–3 defense, and the "flex defense" system made famous ...
Tom Landry's coaching philosophy was known for its discipline, innovation, and focus on strategic play-calling. Tom Landry was born on September 11, 1924 in Mission, Texas, to Ray Landry and Ruth Landry. His father was a mechanic and suffered from rheumatism but he was an athlete in his younger days and played football.
Feb 13, 2000 · Tom Landry, the stoic man in the fedora who coached the Dallas Cowboys from lowly expansion team to two-time Super Bowl winners, died Saturday evening at Baylor University Medical Center. He was 75.
May 24, 2013 · The Tom Landry coaching tree is documented in the chart below, followed by a feature on Landry and short biographies on his many disciples. Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau for research ...
Bob Lilly, a legendary Dallas Cowboy, pays tribute to his coach Tom Landry in this emotional video.
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Tom Landry. Self: NFL Monday Night Football. Tom Landry was born on 11 September 1924 in Mission, Texas, USA. He was married to Alicia Mildred Wiggs. He died on 12 February 2000 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Nov 4, 2013 · Tom Landry, the coach during professional football's most fabled era, transformed the gridiron from a no-holds-barred battlefield to the technical chess match it is today. With his trademark fedora and stoic facade, "God’s Coach" was a man of faith and few words, for twenty-nine years guiding "America's Team" from laughingstock to well-oiled machine, with an unprecedented twenty consecutive winning seasons and two Super Bowl titles.
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