Tom Landry - Wikipedia
Thomas Wade Landry (/ ˈlændri / LAN-dree; September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American professional football coach, player, and World War II veteran. Regarded as one of the greatest head coaches of all time, [1] he was the first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL), a position he held for 29 seasons.
Thomas W. Landry - Lone Star Flight Museum
Before his almost three-decade career coaching the Dallas Cowboys, Tom Landry served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. Piloting a B-17 Flying Fortress, Landry often flew missions deep into enemy territory and frequently returned his aircraft with minimum fuel.
How Legendary NFL Coach Tom Landry Honed His Fighting …
Feb 13, 2022 · Arguably, a large portion of the football success of Tom Landry, and the Dallas Cowboys, was born in the cramped cockpit of a B-17—braving the skies over Nazi Germany, flying through deadly flak to bomb an oil field, living to fly another day.
The Dallas Cowboy Legend That Manned A Bomber Plane Over …
Oct 11, 2022 · On November 21,1944 a young Texan left England on his first bombing run into Germany as a copilot on a B-17 bomber, a mammoth plane known as a Flying Fortress, in a convoy of 2,000 planes, according to "The Last Cowboy: A …
Thomas Wade Landry - American Air Museum
Aug 18, 2023 · Nickname: Tom; Service Number: O-2063644 Highest Rank: First Lieutenant; Role/Job: Co-Pilot; Awards: Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze stars World War II Victory Medal
Famed... - National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
Famed Dallas Cowboy's football coach Tom Landry served in the Eighth Air Force as a B-17 pilot. He flew for 30 combat missions in Europe. Landry interrupted his college education after a semester to serve in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.
Landry, Thomas Wade (1924–2000) - TSHA
Jul 16, 2004 · As a copilot and gunner of B-17 bombers with the Eighth Air Force, Landry flew more than thirty missions over Germany. He was discharged as a first lieutenant in November 1945 and returned to UT in 1947.
Tom Landry: A Hero From a Generation of Heroes
Jul 6, 2024 · Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry learned leadership and team-building in the cockpit of a B-17 during World War 2. Estimated reading time: 11 minutes I played football when I was a kid, but I sucked at it.
Tom Landry: From B-17 Pilot to NFL Hall of Fame
Nov 9, 2009 · The serious visage of famed Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry is one of the most familiar in American sports, but few know that Coach Landry, who passed away in 2000, was also a World War Two B-17 bomber pilot in World War Two.
Tom Landry | City of Mission
As a freshman, Landry joined the military and served on a B-17 bombing crew during World War II; Landry flew more than 30 missions and survived a plane crash in Belgium. From 1949 to 1955, Landry played defensive back and punter for the AAFC’s …