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Tom Landry
Thomas Wade Landry
Position: DB-HB-QB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: September 11, 1924 in Mission, TX
Died: February 12, 2000 in Dallas, TX
College: Texas (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 20th round (184th overall) of the 1947 NFL Draft.
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1990
Coaching Results
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Rank | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .000 | 7 | |||||
| 1961 | 37 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 6 | |||||
| 1962 | 38 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 5 | |||||
| 1963 | 39 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 5 | |||||
| 1964 | 40 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 5 | |||||
| 1965 | 41 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 2 | |||||
| 1966 | 42 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 43 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | |
| 1968 | 44 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 45 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 46 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | NFC Champions |
| 1971 | 47 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | Super Bowl Champions |
| 1972 | 48 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | |
| 1973 | 49 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | |
| 1974 | 50 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 3 | |||||
| 1975 | 51 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | NFC Champions |
| 1976 | 52 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 53 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | Super Bowl Champions |
| 1978 | 54 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | NFC Champions |
| 1979 | 55 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1980 | 56 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 57 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 58 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 59 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 60 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2 | |||||
| 1985 | 61 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 62 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3 | |||||
| 1987 | 63 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 2 | |||||
| 1988 | 64 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 5 | |||||
| 35 yrs | 418 | 250 | 162 | 6 | .607 | 36 | 20 | 16 | .556 | 2.2 | Avg Finish | |||
| 29 yrs | DAL | 418 | 250 | 162 | 6 | .607 | 36 | 20 | 16 | .556 | 2.3 | |||
| 6 yrs | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
Games over .500: 88
Super Bowl Wins: 2
Overall Championships: 2
Conference Championships: 5
Division Championships: 14
Team's Ranks
Team Ranks in various categories, Lower ALWAYS indicates better performance.
| Overall | Offense | Rushing Off | Passing Off | Defense | Rushing Def | Passing Def | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tm | Tms | WL% | T/G | Pts± | Yds± | Yds | Pts | GvA | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | FL | Att | Yds | TD | Int | NY/A | Yds | Pts | TkA | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | FR | Att | Yds | TD | Int | nY/A |
| 1954 | NYG | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1955 | NYG | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 1956 | NYG | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 1957 | NYG | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 1958 | NYG | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 1959 | NYG | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | DAL | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| 1961 | DAL | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| 1962 | DAL | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| 1963 | DAL | 14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 14 |
| 1964 | DAL | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 1965 | DAL | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 1966 | DAL | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| 1967 | DAL | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| 1968 | DAL | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| 1969 | DAL | 16 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| 1970 | DAL | 26 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 1971 | DAL | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| 1972 | DAL | 26 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 12 |
| 1973 | DAL | 26 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
| 1974 | DAL | 26 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 17 |
| 1975 | DAL | 26 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 8 |
| 1976 | DAL | 28 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
| 1977 | DAL | 28 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 1978 | DAL | 28 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 1979 | DAL | 28 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 8 |
| 1980 | DAL | 28 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 16 |
| 1981 | DAL | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 1982 | DAL | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| 1983 | DAL | 28 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 21 |
| 1984 | DAL | 28 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 1985 | DAL | 28 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 19 |
| 1986 | DAL | 28 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 5 |
| 1987 | DAL | 28 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 21 |
| 1988 | DAL | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 19 |
| 35 yrs | %tile | 73 | 63 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 49 | 55 | 69 | 74 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 61 | 42 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 63 | |
| 29 yrs | DAL | 72 | 60 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 70 | 53 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 49 | 58 | 72 | 74 | 56 | 68 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 58 | 39 | 50 | 51 | 61 | 61 | |
| 6 yrs | NYG | 81 | 79 | 83 | 68 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 61 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 40 | 54 | 74 | 92 | 65 | 83 | 89 | 68 | 61 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 74 | 58 | 68 | 82 | 68 | 74 | |
Coaching History
| Year | Age | Level | Employer | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 30 | NFL | New York Giants | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1955 | 31 | NFL | New York Giants | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1956 | 32 | NFL | New York Giants | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1957 | 33 | NFL | New York Giants | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1958 | 34 | NFL | New York Giants | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1959 | 35 | NFL | New York Giants | Defensive Coordinator |
| 1960 | 36 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1961 | 37 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1962 | 38 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1963 | 39 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1964 | 40 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1965 | 41 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1966 | 42 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1967 | 43 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1968 | 44 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1969 | 45 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1970 | 46 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1971 | 47 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1972 | 48 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1973 | 49 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1974 | 50 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1975 | 51 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1976 | 52 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1977 | 53 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1978 | 54 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1979 | 55 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1980 | 56 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1981 | 57 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1982 | 58 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1983 | 59 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1984 | 60 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1985 | 61 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1986 | 62 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1987 | 63 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
| 1988 | 64 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | Head Coach |
Worked For
NFL head coaches this coach worked under in his career.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jim Lee Howell | Defensive Coordinator |
Employed
NFL head coaches who worked under this coach.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dan Reeves | Offensive Coordinator |
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