What can you say about Coach Landry. The list of attributes is too long. I'm certain that he had faults. I'm certain he had weaknesses. However, to me, the thing that I will always remember about Coach Landry is how he handled the dismissal back in 89. Never a negative word. Never had a bad thing to say about how it was done. He took it with class and represented himself with the highest standards of professionalisam imaginable. To me, that said a great deal. It's not what you do when things are going great. It's what you do when things are not going great that set you apart. Coach Landry was a man apart from most men IMO.
This is the memory that will be most lasting for me.
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