Very cool picture of Tom Landry in World War II

[big dog cowboy]

I love this stuff! Can you imagine years later what those other guys were thinking knowing they were with Landry in the war?

 

[Clove]

Wow, that is crazy cool. Thanks

 

[bigE79]

True American heroes and America's greatest generation,imo

 

[Blast From The Past]

This was way before the entitlement generation would come upon us as a nation. Tom Landry was from a generation that gave back more than they took. A true hero indeed.

 

[jwitten82]

This was way before the entitlement generation would come upon us as a nation. Tom Landry was from a generation that gave back more than they took. A true hero indeed.

In today's economy it would be stupid to give more money than you take.

 

[Runwildboys]

At first I thought the map was superimposed over a picture of a guy with his arm, shoulder, and neck running along the edge of the map. I thought it was photoshopped, for a few seconds.

 

[RoboQB]

There's a great story about Landry in the military.
Their plane had lost power and was going down.
He calmly used his engineering injunuity(sp?) and
suddenly the plane regained power.

I've read so many books, I can't remember which one
it was in. Landry was so awesome, in ways that the
21st century kids may never understand.

 

[Captain-Crash]

great coach but a better human being.

 

[1942willys]

In today's economy it would be stupid to give more money than you take.

interesting how to some people its all about money.

 

[jwitten82]

interesting how to some people its all about money.

Yea, well it's kinda hard to live without it

 

[Rayman70]

I love this stuff! Can you imagine years later what those other guys were thinking knowing they were with Landry in the war?

My Grandfather was there and may have known him. He also crashed his plane , it was actually during a training exercise and they put him in a Stalag somewhere in Bavaria I recall. I never knew Landry was that involved wow.

 

[1942willys]

Yea, well it's kinda hard to live without it

it can be done
but to think that is all there is in the world is pretty sad

 

[1942willys]

My Grandfather was there and may have known him. He also crashed his plane , it was actually during a training exercise and they put him in a Stalag somewhere in Bavaria I recall. I never knew Landry was that involved wow.

Back then it was not talked about like it would be today. but pretty much every article on landry's life mentioned it; and I am sure when he passed it was mentioned in all of them

 

[Rayman70]

Back then it was not talked about like it would be today. but pretty much every article on landry's life mentioned it; and I am sure when he passed it was mentioned in all of them

that's right! My Grandfather never mentioned it. You just didn't talk about it . Thats the way it was, We didn't find out until he passed away in 1990 that this happened to him. He didn't want the attention and I am sure it was a traumatic memory. I did recall him joking about eating Dog in Germany or in that region. He never said the exact circumstances. My understanding was that the Germans and the prisoners were fed anything that moved or crawled. Horrible. I thought he was kidding at the time because I was barely 7 when he told us.

 

[TwistedL0g1k]

About 25 years ago I walked into a tiny shack of an office on an unattended airfield. There was the man himself. What a great man!
Good picture big dog!

 

[Blast From The Past]

In today's economy it would be stupid to give more money than you take.

I agree with you but I wasn't meaning money.

 

[big dog cowboy]

This was way before the entitlement generation would come upon us as a nation. Tom Landry was from a generation that gave back more than they took. A true hero indeed.

 

[Shane612]

RIP, coach Landry.
Great life. Great man.

 

[FoxF]

Man had quite a life from WW2 to helping define Americas team.

 

[Rayman70]

Man had quite a life from WW2 to helping define Americas team.

There was a man that had his priorities right.