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Coach was born Sep 11, 1924 and would have been 89 years old today. He holds the record for most seasons as the coach of one team at 29 and a record 20 consecutive winning seasons. The Cowboys were in 12 NFL or NFL Championship games from 1966-82 and 10 NFCC games from 1970-82.
Landry was the first to use the 4-3 as its still used today with the Mike, invented the Flex, brought the use of keys to the fore, and brought the Shotgun back to life among his accomplishments. His first Mike was none other than Sam Huff who credits Landry for getting his HOF career started. Huff was drafted in 1956 and got so discouraged he left camp. Vince Lombardi caught him at the airport and brought him back. Then Tom built a new 4-3 defense around Huff and here we are today with all the variations of the 4-3 and Sam Huff in the HOF with Mr. Landry.
I won't bore you with more. I never met Tom Landry but knew someone who looked up to him like no other. He was a gracious family man who was also one of if not the greatest coach the NFL has ever had.
Happy Birthday Mr. Landry.
Landry was the first to use the 4-3 as its still used today with the Mike, invented the Flex, brought the use of keys to the fore, and brought the Shotgun back to life among his accomplishments. His first Mike was none other than Sam Huff who credits Landry for getting his HOF career started. Huff was drafted in 1956 and got so discouraged he left camp. Vince Lombardi caught him at the airport and brought him back. Then Tom built a new 4-3 defense around Huff and here we are today with all the variations of the 4-3 and Sam Huff in the HOF with Mr. Landry.
I won't bore you with more. I never met Tom Landry but knew someone who looked up to him like no other. He was a gracious family man who was also one of if not the greatest coach the NFL has ever had.
Happy Birthday Mr. Landry.
