How much is Tom Landry worth?
| Net Worth: | $4 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Football Player |
| Date of Birth: | September 11, 1924 (aged 75) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
About Tom Landry
American football player and coach Thomas Wade Landry played and coached professionally. He served as the National Football League’s first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys for 29 seasons.
- Born: Sept. 11 1924 – Mission, Texas
- Died: Feb. 12, 2000
- Years Coached: 1960-1988
- Coached For: Dallas Cowboys
- Alma Mater: Texas
- Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: 1990
Tom Landry Quotes:
“Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.”
“Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.”
Best Season: It’s difficult to choose Tom Landry’s best season as a head coach after coaching in an NFL-record 20 consecutive winning seasons. His Cowboys posted a 12-2 record in 1977 while advancing to the Super Bowl. They had a 12-2 record in 1968 as well, although they fell short of winning the title.
Coaching Record:
- Regular Season 250-162-6
- Post-Season 20-16
Playing Highlights:
- Played fullback and defensive back for the Texas Longhorns
- Won the 1948 Sugar Bowl and the ’49 Orange Bowl
- Defensive back and punter with AAFC’s New York Yankees and NFL’s New York Giants, 1949-55.
Coaching Highlights:
- First head coach of the Dallas Cowboys (1960-1988)
- Set an NFL record with 20 consecutive winning seasons (1966-1985)
- 1966 NFL Coach of the Year
- 1975 NFC Coach of the Year
- Won 13 NFC East titles
- Won five NFC titles
- Won Super Bowl VI and XII
- Introduced the flex defense
- Developed the 4-3 defense
- Revived the shotgun offense
- Introduced motion offenses
- Popularized situational substitutions
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Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1990)
