Tom Landry
Thomas Wade Landry
Born: September 11, 1924
Mission, TX
Deceased: February 12, 2000
Dallas, TX
High School: Mission (TX)
Position(s): DB-HB-QB
Height: 6'1" Weight: 195
College: Texas
Career: 1949-1955
Drafted: 1947 in Round 20, #184 overall by the New York Giants
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1990
Tom Landry played from 1949 to 1955 with the New York Yankees and New York Giants. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. Landry threw for 172 yards in his career, completing 11 of 47 passes with 1 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. He also ran for 131 yards in 36 attempts with 1 rushing touchdowns.
Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
1952 | NFL New York | 47 | 11 | 23.4 | 172 | 3.7 | 1 | 2.1 | 7 | 14.9 | 70 | 82.1 | ||
NFL | 47 | 11 | 23.4 | 172 | 3.7 | 1 | 2.1 | 7 | 14.9 | 70 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 47 | 11 | 23.4 | 172 | 3.7 | 1 | 2.1 | 7 | 14.9 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
1949 | AAFC New York | 29 | 91 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NFL New York | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 8 | 1 |
AAFC | 29 | 91 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | |
NFL | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 8 | 1 | |
Totals | 36 | 131 | 3.6 | 8 | 1 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
1949 | AAFC New York | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 |
AAFC | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 |
Punting:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Single |
1949 | AAFC New York | 51 | 2249 | 44.1 | 0 | |
1950 | NFL New York | 58 | 2136 | 36.8 | 61 | |
1951 | NFL New York | 15 | 638 | 42.5 | 59 | |
1952 | NFL New York | 82 | 3363 | 41.0 | 61 | |
1953 | NFL New York | 44 | 1772 | 40.3 | 60 | |
1954 | NFL New York | 64 | 2720 | 42.5 | 61 | |
1955 | NFL New York | 75 | 3022 | 40.3 | 69 | |
AAFC | 51 | 2249 | 44.1 | 0 | 0 | |
NFL | 338 | 13651 | 40.4 | 69 | 0 | |
Totals | 389 | 15900 | 40.9 | 69 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
1949 | AAFC New York | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NFL New York | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NFL New York | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 24 | 0 |
1953 | NFL New York | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
AAFC | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | |
NFL | 12 | 93 | 7.8 | 24 | 0 | |
Totals | 15 | 145 | 9.7 | 24 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
1949 | AAFC New York | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NFL New York | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NFL New York | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
1953 | NFL New York | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
AAFC | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | |
NFL | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 23 | 0 | |
Totals | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 23 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
1949 | AAFC New York | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
1950 | NFL New York | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NFL New York | 8 | 121 | 15.1 | 55 | 2 |
1952 | NFL New York | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 30 | 1 |
1953 | NFL New York | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 30 | 0 |
1954 | NFL New York | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 27 | 0 |
1955 | NFL New York | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
AAFC | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
NFL | 31 | 360 | 11.6 | 55 | 3 | |
Totals | 32 | 404 | 12.6 | 55 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Tackles | Fumbles | Kicks | ||||||||||||||
Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Assist | Def | ST | TFL | TFL Yds | Brup | QBH | Fum | F Rec | F Rec Yds | FR TD | FF | K Blk |
1950 | NFL New York | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
1951 | NFL New York | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
1952 | NFL New York | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
1953 | NFL New York | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
1954 | NFL New York | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
1955 | NFL New York | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG R | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2 Pt | Saf | Points |
1950 | NFL New York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
1951 | NFL New York | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
1952 | NFL New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | G | GS |
1949 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 12 | 1 |
1950 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 0 |
1951 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
1952 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
1953 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
1954 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
1955 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
Awards
1966 - AP NFL Coach of the Year
1966 - Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year
Honors
1954 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)