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Tom Landry: An Autobiography

Hardcover with dust jacket
302 pages
1990

Condition: This book shows some slight wear along the edges and some discolor on the edge of the pages by dust from sitting on a bookshelf, but otherwise, looks to be right off the store's shelf!

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' Until now, Tom Landry has never told his own personal story or recorded his account of the Dallas Cowboys--the people and the organization that begame "America's Team." Now he does so, in his first and only book. For twenty-nine years Tom Landry paced the sidelines as leader of the Dallas Cowboys, a team famous for its last-minute miracles and comebacks. Universally acknowledged as a brilliant coach and a true gentleman, Landry became one of the most recognizable figures in professional sports. Sweeping over a century of sports and other Americana, TOM LANDRY: An Autobiography describes events that have been known only by a few people, from Landry's early playing days in Texas to his final coaching days that ended abruptly, with little warning. This autobiography offers an inside look at the coach, the man, the legend--not just the facts, but the thoughts and the feelings and the faith behind that familiar, stoic, sidelines visage. In the process Landry reveals his life philosophy and values, his commitment to excellence, and the basis for his lived-out faith that has become a trademark for him in the pressure-cooker world of professional sports. It's all here: his All American boyhood in Mission, Texas service as a bomber pilot in World War II collegiate football days at the University of Texas all-pro years as a player for the New York Giants, and later as their assistant coach his twenty-nine years with the Dallas Cowboys the worldwide wave of acclaim after he was fired by the new Cowboy owner in 1989. Here, too, is an inside look at professional football--the routines, the strategies, the personalities, and the epic history of the sport. And the crafting of the sport's modern-day attack by Landry and others. From Van Brocklin to Montana, from Lombardi to Ditka, from Dandy Don Meredith to Duane Thomas, Landry provides an inside look at the unusual and sometimes controversial people he has known, worked with, and competed afainst throughout his long career. TOM LANDRY: An Autobiography is a facinationg, personal look at the philosophy and faith, the management strategies, and the leadership standards of a successful, respected man who had the commitment it took to reach the top of his field and stay there longer than anyone else. Win or lose, Tom Landry has always symbolized grace, dignity, and poise. His autobiography is a highly anecdotal example and a standard by which to mesaure character.'