I thought of Robert Landry, Tom's older brother, whose death in 1943 was the other personal tragedy that had marked Tom's life. Four years older than Tom, Robert was ferrying a B-17 to England ...

Stoic on the sideline, Tom Landry posted 20 consecutive winning seasons ... At 19 he won his wings and became a co-pilot of a B-17 in World War II. Stationed in England, Landry flew 30 missions ...

was a part of one of Tom Landry's worst losses during his 29-year-reign as the Cowboys' head coach. As head coach of the Bears in 1985, Ditka's crew dismantled Landry's Cowboys in Dallas ...