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Tom Landry was an American football player and coach who is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in the history of the sport. He was born in Mission, Texas in 1924 and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he played college football. After college, Landry served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War
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Sideline Footage From Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers (NFC Championship)
This was a rematch of the first NFC Championship Game played the previous season in San Francisco. At the time, the NFL rotated hosting rights to playoff games between division champions. Under this format, the NFC East champion Cowboys had the right to host the 1971 title game. It was the fourth title game played by the Cowboys, and the 49ers' second title game appearance as an NFL team after the preceding season's game.
This is a CNN and ESPN clip from 1989 when Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry...
Tom Landry and Tex Schramm leave the Dallas Cowboys / This is a CNN and ESPN clip from 1989 when Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry and team President Tex Schramm left the organization. These two men, along with team Owner Clint Murchison and Personnel Director Gil Brandt built the finest and classiest organization in all of team team sports.