Ranking 8 best assistant coaches in New York Giants history
Tom Landry began his professional playing career in 1949 with the New York Yankees of the All-American Football Conference. In 1950, Landry moved over to the New York Giants of the NFL where he was a key contributor as a punter, returner, and defensive back as well as a player-coach.
Landry became the Giants’ defensive coordinator in the mid-50s under head coach Jim Lee Howell and led one of the NFL’s most dominant defenses of the era. The Giants won the NFL Championship in 1956 with Landry running the defense and were a staple in the postseason the entire decade.
In 1960, Landry — a native Texan — accepted the head coaching job of the expansion Dallas Cowboys, a job he would hold for the next 29 years.
Landry was an innovator and is considered the father of the modern NFL franchise model. He led the Cowboys to five Super Bowls, winning two, and had his team in the postseason every year from 1966-82 with the exception of 1974.
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