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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
College: Texas

Career AV: 60 (881st overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1990

1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 20th round (184th overall) of the 1947 NFL Draft.

Coaching Record

49

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
1950 26 NYG LS 49 10 0 58 2136 61 1 36.8 10
1951 27 NYG LS 49 12 0 15 638 59 0 42.5 10
1952 28 NYG LDH 49 12 0 82 3363 61 1 41.0 8
1953 29 NYG RS 49 12 0 44 1772 60 0 40.3 7
1954*+ 30 NYG LDH 49 12 0 64 2720 61 0 42.5 22
1955 31 NYG LDH 49 12 0 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 NAA 12 1 51 2249 0 2 44.1

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
1950 26 NYG LS 49 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 41 1
1951 27 NYG LS 49 12 0 8 121 2 55 0 1 9 1
1952 28 NYG LDH 49 12 0 8 99 1 30 5 3 3 0
1953 29 NYG RS 49 12 0 3 55 0 30 1 1 0 0
1954*+ 30 NYG LDH 49 12 0 8 71 0 27 1 2 14 0
1955 31 NYG LDH 49 12 0 2 14 0 10 0 1 0 0
Career 82 1 32 404 3 55 7 10 67 2
6 yrs NYG 70 0 31 360 3 55 7 10 67 2
1 yr NAA 12 1 1 44 0 44

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%
1952 28 NYG LDH 49 12 0 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
Career 82 1 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

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 49 12 0 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 NAA 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 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1952 28 NYG LDH 49 12 0 10 88 0 24 8.8 1 20 0 20 20.0 148
1953 29 NYG RS 49 12 0 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 NAA 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 49 10 0 1 1 6
1951 27 NYG LS 49 12 0 1 2 3 18
1952 28 NYG LDH 49 12 0 1 1 2 12
Career 82 1 1 2 3 6 36

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1954

First-Team All-Pro

1954

Long Pass

1952 NFL 70 (9)

Non-Offensive TDs

1950 NFL 1 (8)
1951 NFL 3 (3/23)
Career 5 (102)

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 (99)

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 (101)

Long Punt

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

Punts Blocked

1949 AAFC 2 (1/36)

1950 NFL 1 (4)
1952 NFL 1 (3)
1955 NFL 1 (3)
Career 5 (44)

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 (148)

Fumble Return Yds

1950 NFL 41 (3)

Fumble Return TD

1950 NFL 1 (1)

1951 NFL 1 (2)
Career 2 (37)

Interceptions

1951 NFL 8 (5)
1952 NFL 8 (4)
1954 NFL 8 (3)
Career 32 (160)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1951 NFL 121 (4)
1952 NFL 99 (10)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1951 NFL 2 (1/24)

1952 NFL 1 (2)
Career 3 (107)

Long Intercep. Return

1949 AAFC 44 (3)
1951 NFL 55 (6)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1954Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1955NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL