Tom Landry

Football Coach

Birthday September 11, 1924

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Mission, TX

DEATH DATE Feb 12, 2000 (75)

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About

Legendary NFL coach who won two Super Bowls and is now enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

Before Fame

He joined the military for World War II after his brother was killed in combat.

Trivia

He led the Dallas Cowboys to 10+ game seasons in seventeen out of twenty years between 1966 and 1985.

Family Life

Married Alicia Wiggs in 1949 and they stayed together for the rest of his life.

Associated With

He started coaching as a defensive coordinator for the New York Giants, opposite offensive coordinator Vince Lombardi.