- Born
- Died
- Birth nameThomas Wade Landry
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Tom Landry was born on September 11, 1924 in Mission, Texas, USA. He was married to Alicia Mildred Wiggs. He died on February 12, 2000 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- SpouseAlicia Mildred Wiggs(January 28, 1949 - February 12, 2000) (his death, 3 children)
- Always wore a fedora while coaching the Dallas Cowboys
- Head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, 1960-1988. Career record: 270 wins, 178 losses, 6 ties.
- Was added to the Dallas Cowboy's Ring of Honor in 1993, but instead of having a football helmet beside his name, they put a side view of his trademark fedora hat next to it.
- Toward the end of his career, Landry showed off his sense of humor when the Cowboys made a rap video where various players and coaches describe their job with the team. It ends with Landry saying, "I call the plays, and nobody asks me why!".
- One of the rare times Landry didn't wear his fedora hat was in an American Express commercial where he was dressed as a Cowboy and encounters Washington Redskins in a saloon. (The commercial, of course, ends with Landry comically slamming the door on the players).
- Inducted into the ESPN Dallas Hall of Fame in 2011 (inaugural class) with Nolan Ryan, Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman, and Roger Staubach.
- [on Coach Don Coryell]: When he went to St. Louis he was far ahead of everybody as far as what they did with the ball. When he went to San Diego, he was one of the first real forerunners of the passing game we see today. It was a shame he could never make it to the Super Bowl.
- [1976] Only through defeat is character built.
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