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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.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 60 (1001st overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1990

Coaching Record

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 25, 2013 9:25AM
All-Time Rank: #587. Earl Morrall… #588. E.J. Holub… #589. Dale Dodrill… #590. TOM LANDRY… #591. Donovan McNabb… #592. Larry Stallings… #593. John L. Williams… 

Kicking & Punting

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P AV
1949 25 NYY P 12 1 51 2249 0 2 44.1 0
1950 26 NYG LS/P 49 10 58 2136 61 1 36.8 10
1951 27 NYG LS 49 12 15 638 59 0 42.5 10
1952 28 NYG LDH/P 49 12 82 3363 61 1 41.0 8
1953 29 NYG P/RS 49 12 44 1772 60 0 40.3 7
1954*+ 30 NYG LDH/P 49 12 64 2720 61 0 42.5 22
1955 31 NYG LDH/P 49 12 75 3022 69 1 40.3 9
Career 82 1 389 15900 69 5 40.9 66
6 yrs NYG 70 0 338 13651 69 3 40.4 66
1 yr NYY 12 1 51 2249 0 2 44.1 0

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1949 25 NYY P 12 1 1 44 0 44 0
1950 26 NYG LS/P 49 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 41 1
1951 27 NYG LS 49 12 8 121 2 55 0 0 0 1 9 1
1952 28 NYG LDH/P 49 12 8 99 1 30 0 0 5 3 3 0
1953 29 NYG P/RS 49 12 3 55 0 30 0 0 1 1 0 0
1954*+ 30 NYG LDH/P 49 12 8 71 0 27 0 0 1 2 14 0
1955 31 NYG LDH/P 49 12 2 14 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0
Career 82 1 32 404 3 55 0 0 7 10 67 2
6 yrs NYG 70 0 31 360 3 55 0 0 7 10 67 2
1 yr NYY 12 1 1 44 0 44 0

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1952 28 NYG LDH/P 49 12 0-1-0 11 47 23.4 172 1 2.1 7 14.9 70 3.7 -2.6 15.6 14.3 9.8 0 0
Career 82 0-1-0 11 47 23.4 172 1 2.1 7 14.9 70 3.7 -2.6 15.6 2.1 9.8 0 0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1949 25 NYY P 12 1 29 91 0 0 3.1 7.6 2.4 6 109 18.2 0 0 0.5 9.1 200 0 0
1952 28 NYG LDH/P 49 12 7 40 1 8 5.7 3.3 0.6 40 1 5
Career 82 1 36 131 1 8 3.6 1.6 0.4 6 109 18.2 0 0 0.1 1.3 240 1 7
6 yrs NYG 70 0 7 40 1 8 5.7 0.6 0.1 40 1 7
1 yr NYY 12 1 29 91 0 0 3.1 7.6 2.4 6 109 18.2 0 0 0.5 9.1 200 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1949 25 NYY P 12 1 3 52 0 0 17.3 2 39 0 0 19.5 291
1951 27 NYG LS 49 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1952 28 NYG LDH/P 49 12 10 88 0 24 8.8 1 20 0 20 20.0 148
1953 29 NYG P/RS 49 12 1 5 0 5 5.0 2 38 0 23 19.0 43
Career 82 1 15 145 0 24 9.7 6 97 0 23 16.2 482
6 yrs NYG 70 0 12 93 0 24 7.8 4 58 0 23 14.5 191
1 yr NYY 12 1 3 52 0 0 17.3 2 39 0 0 19.5 291

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1950 26 NYG LS/P 49 10 1 1 6
1951 27 NYG LS 49 12 1 2 3 18
1952 28 NYG LDH/P 49 12 1 1 2 12
Career 82 1 2 3 6 36

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Bobby Bryant, Speedy Duncan, Tony Banfield, Roy Barni, Tim Foley, Vann McElroy, Yale Lary*, Jack Butler*, Mike Weger, Mike Washington
4 Mike Weger, Tony Banfield, Tanard Jackson, Mike Washington, Speedy Duncan, Glenn Blackwood, Cedric Brown, Dicky Moegle, Tim Foley, John Mallory
5 Mike Weger, Jack Butler*, Mike Washington, Glenn Blackwood, Earsell Mackbee, Myron Guyton, Speedy Duncan, Charles Romes, Sean Taylor, Cedric Brown
6 Rolland Lawrence, Lester Hayes, Jack Butler*, Night Train Lane*, Ken Ellis, Dave Elmendorf, Samari Rolle, Cornell Green, Mike Brown, Rashean Mathis
7 Ken Ellis, Jack Butler*, Rolland Lawrence, Lester Hayes, Willie Buchanon, Tommy Casanova, Roy Williams, Dave Elmendorf, Night Train Lane*, Dwight Hicks
Career Ken Ellis, Robert James, Tommy Casanova, Ken Gorgal, Mike Bass, Troy Polamalu, Dwight Hicks, Kent McCloughan, Rolland Lawrence, Kenny Graham

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1954

First-Team All-Pro
1954

Approximate Value
1954 NFL 22 (2/29)

Long Pass
1952 NFL 70 (9)

Non-Offensive TDs
1950 NFL 1 (8)
1951 NFL 3 (3/26)
Career 5 (112)

Punts
1949 AAFC 51 (2)
1950 NFL 58 (5)
1952 NFL 82 (2)
1953 NFL 44 (9)
1954 NFL 64 (5)
1955 NFL 75 (1)
Career 389 (112)

Punting Yds
1949 AAFC 2249 (1)
1950 NFL 2136 (9)
1952 NFL 3363 (1)
1953 NFL 1772 (9)
1954 NFL 2720 (4)
1955 NFL 3022 (1)
Career 15900 (115)

Long Punt
1953 NFL 60 (10)
1954 NFL 61 (8)
1955 NFL 69 (3)

Punts Blocked
1949 AAFC 2 (1/38)
1950 NFL 1 (4)
1952 NFL 1 (3)
1955 NFL 1 (3)
Career 5 (48)

Yds/Punt
1949 AAFC 44.1 (2)
1951 NFL 42.5 (3)
1952 NFL 41.0 (10)
1953 NFL 40.3 (10)
1954 NFL 42.5 (4)
1955 NFL 40.3 (9)
Career 40.9 (168)

Fumble Return Yds
1950 NFL 41 (3)

Fumble Return TD
1950 NFL 1 (1)
1951 NFL 1 (2)
Career 2 (39)

Interceptions
1951 NFL 8 (5)
1952 NFL 8 (4)
1954 NFL 8 (3)
Career 32 (166)

Intercept. Ret. Yds
1951 NFL 121 (4)
1952 NFL 99 (10)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1951 NFL 2 (1/28)
1952 NFL 1 (2)
Career 3 (117)

Long Intercep. Return
1949 AAFC 44 (3)
1951 NFL 55 (6)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19541st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19542nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19541st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19552nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News