Tom Landry
Thomas Wade Landry
Born: September 11, 1924
Mission, TX USA
Deceased: February 12, 2000
Dallas, TX
Position: DB-HB-QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: Texas
High School: Mission (TX)
Career: 1949-1955
Drafted: 1947 in Round 20, #184 overall by the New York Giants
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990
Coaching record
Tom Landry played from 1949 to 1955 during his career with the New York Giants and New York Yankees. 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.
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | NFL New York Giants | 47 | 11 | 23.4 | 172 | 3.7 | 1 | 2.1 | 7 | 14.9 | 70 | 9.8 |
NFL | 47 | 11 | 23.4 | 172 | 3.7 | 1 | 2.1 | 7 | 14.9 | 70 | ||
Totals | 47 | 11 | 23.4 | 172 | 3.7 | 1 | 2.1 | 7 | 14.9 | 70 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 29 | 91 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NFL New York Giants | 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 Yankees | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 51 | 2249 | 44.1 | 0 |
1950 | NFL New York Giants | 58 | 2136 | 36.8 | 61 |
1951 | NFL New York Giants | 15 | 638 | 42.5 | 59 |
1952 | NFL New York Giants | 82 | 3363 | 41.0 | 61 |
1953 | NFL New York Giants | 44 | 1772 | 40.3 | 60 |
1954 | NFL New York Giants | 64 | 2720 | 42.5 | 61 |
1955 | NFL New York Giants | 75 | 3022 | 40.3 | 69 |
AAFC | 51 | 2249 | 44.1 | 0 | |
NFL | 338 | 13651 | 40.4 | 69 | |
Totals | 389 | 15900 | 40.9 | 69 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NFL New York Giants | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 24 | 0 |
1953 | NFL New York Giants | 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 Yankees | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
1953 | NFL New York Giants | 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 Yankees | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
1950 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 121 | 15.1 | 55 | 2 |
1952 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 30 | 1 |
1953 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 30 | 0 |
1954 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 27 | 0 |
1955 | NFL New York Giants | 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:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 0 | |
1951 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
1952 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
1953 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1954 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
1955 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
NFL | 0 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 2 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1950 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
1951 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
1952 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | 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)