Tom Landry and Tex Schramm leave the Dallas Cowboys organization (1989)

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.

[@davidcastaneda2274]

As a 49ers fan I believe Tom Landry was a model of class, dignity and consistency. One of the best ever.

[@user-ip1or2hv6e]

Yes sir, he sure was.

[@user-cb5gt2ys1t]

Class!

[@ddave7026]

True Christian Always humble and honest

[@benniegraham1023]

When Coach Landry was fired it tore me up. I love my Cowboys, and I must admit that was one sad moment for me. When he passed away, the whole city of Dallas shut down in honor of him. True fans we are.

[@lloydkline1518]

Really; it was like a whole city funeral wow;; my hero too

[@bobbyyoung4243]

I'm a skins fan and it bothered me.he was a class act. R.I.P COACH

[@pablogonzalez2635]

Jerry Jones should have named the new Cowboys stadium after Tom Landry with a statue of him in front of stadium entrance to honour him.

[@mudguts6785]

@@pablogonzalez2635 There is a statue of him out the front WTF

[@Bob31415]

@@bobbyyoung4243 Thank you Bobby.

[@drums3269]

Tom Landry, was class and professionalism personified. He built the Cowboys into America's Team, and Super Bowl champions.

[@jackdull5699]

Most people in the NFL were at the Landry was there.

[@eddarby469]

Yea, those players sure showed their feelings about it.

[@Tdrummer888]

@@1cardplayer call me crazy, but racists are definitely worse than annoying people lol says a lot about you tho

[@Lemopalm]

Jerry Jones is toxic. I'm not even a Cowboys fan but the way he treated a legend should have been a red flag for the future

[@kevinjones8929]

@@Lemopalm yeah he shoulda let him stay another 10 years and get worse and worse. Moron

[@chrisbarry4467]

Very well stated by the press." Losing is something Tom Landry will never be remembered for." Thank you Mr. Landry

[@rog9601]

"In fact, it is quite the opposite".

[@charlieyellowstone8248]

As a Steelers fan, I always respected Tom Landry and when he got fired, it was hard to believe that would happen to him.

[@1983jblack]

Alot people thought Noll was next but the Steelers gave him the opportunity to see his rebuilding program continue and let him leave on his terms

[@paleo704]

What was the new owner supposed to do ? Keep an old coach on who had been awful in the ensuing years ?

[@anthonyle3803]

@@paleo704 you’re supposed to let him off gently. Let him go on his own terms. It’s as if the last 20-30 years went to heck on that day in ‘88

[@wilnerolivier7971]

@@1983jblack Noll helped build the Steeler team that went to Super Bowl 30!!

[@Caladesi143]

I had the privilege the next year to meet Coach Landry at an "old timer's game" in St Pete Florida. I told him the way he was fired by jerry jones was terrible. He just smiled and said "His team, his decision, but that 1-15 season they just had made me feel good!" And with that he smiled and walked away . . . . such a class act!

[@rog9601]

Great story, thanks for sharing! Who won the Old Timers game?

[@Caladesi143]

@@rog9601 NFC won with Roger Staubach throwing a bomb to win . . .of course.

[@vanessa.jasmine]

I wonder how he felt after JJ fired Jimmy Johnson after back 2 back Superbowls?!

[@Asiandiskool]

thank you for sharing!

[@marksearcy6738]

I bet he felt vindicated. I mean Jerry has now lost or let go about 8 super bowl winning coaches Tom Landry Jimmy Johnson Sean Payton bill parcels etc​@@vanessa.jasmine

[@nigelkhan9278]

Tom Landry nothing but class. A living legend who deserved so much better after giving so much to the Cowboys.

[@stephenowens9811]

Tom Landry the greatest cowboys coach ever

[@lloydkline1518]

Got my vote ❤ coach Tom Landry

[@ericakins3321]

You need smelling salts??

[@stephenowens9811]

@@ericakins3321 do you need glasses?

[@ericakins3321]

2 bowls in 27 years......2 in 5..???.....

[@stephenowens9811]

@@ericakins3321 if not for Landry no cowboys you are obviously not a fan he built the organization

[@austinteutsch]

I saw Tom Landry's last game in 1988 at Texas Stadium. It was a sad event for me as a life long Cowboy fan. I'm 67 now. If you ever have a chance, even though Coach Landry is buried in the Dallas area, stop by the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas to see a huge stone set for the Coach. It sits near Barbara Jordan and Stephen F. Austin. Just a beautiful tribute.

[@hesavedawretchlikeme6902]

There's a fedora hat that hangs on the side of the monument, correct?

[@aliciahavard3268]

When Dallas shut down when Landry got fired was hard on my father and myself . I was 19 yrs old when it happened. Landry is one of the greatest football coaches ever . God rest his soul .

[@rog9601]

Thanks for the comments Alicia. It is very apparent by the number of views and comments, the outrage and hurt still exists all this time later.

[@gigijackson410]

Till this day, I will always remember how Landry Era ended. It still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth how it was handled.

[@philiphatfield5666]

It didn't sit well with a lot of people. Now Jerry Jones is nothing but an old man and a loser, and I doubt very seriously that this jerk will live long enough to see his Cowboys win another Super Bowl. I can hear him now, "We are so close, we are so very close".

[@christophergraves6725]

The disgraceful treatment of Coach Landry should leave a bitter taste in all of our mouths. I pull against the Cowboys in every game and will continue to do so until Jones no longer owns the team.

[@RandyFelts2121]

Ditto. Bitterness was not in his character unlike the guy that fired him as noted in his relationship with JJ. My opinion.

[@foggdood]

I'm a lifelong Rams fan and still bitterly remember all of those playoff losses to the Landry/Staubach/Doomsday Defense era Cowboys in the 1970s, but Tom Landry's firing made me feel very sad.

[@rog9601]

That's right Steven, every year the Vikings or Cowboys were in the Rams way during the 70s, the Rams had a great team as well. But they finally broke through in 1979.They should have beat the Steelers in Super Bowl XIV the game way closer than the score indicated.

[@jeffwright1722]

Yes you are right . It was classless.

[@stephanielaurenbounds4958]

I remember watching the 1979 NFC Divisional Playoff game when the Rams beat my Cowboys 21-19. Looking back that was one of the FEW times I’ve ACTUALLY enjoyed watching the Cowboys get beat.

[@MichaelTeniente]

RAMS FAME HERE: Me too.

[@jaybiggs7021]

@@rog9601 It never was close dude, the blonde bomber ended it with that bomb to Swann lol.

[@mpojr]

Tom Landry is the soul of the cowboys and always will be,, you can buy a team but you cant buy integrity.

[@beautiful80sladies22]

Well said

[@LynyrdSkynyrdFan]

Coach Landry was my childhood role model. No one outside of family has made a bigger impact on my life. I consider it a blessing to have been alive to witness the man's accomplishments. As great of a coach as he was he was he was an even better man. Class personified and I still miss him dearly to this day. Thanks Coach Landry and I'll see you on the other side someday. Thanks for the fine presentation Rog.

[@rog9601]

Quite a powerful statement, thanks for shsring.

[@dashriprock9092]

Grew up in Arlington,, my Dad lived and breathed Dallas Cowboy football since their inception in 1960. He never watched another Cowboy game after Tom Landry was fired. RIP Dad and Coach Landry

[@jaybiggs7021]

Your dad was a fine man

[@wcollins4191]

A True Legend & All Class

[@jdtractorman7445]

As a life long Cowboys fan, that really stung when I found out about Landry. A true gentleman and classy guy. It's quite the contrast when you picture him on the sideline in his suit and trademark hat and see how some coaches on the sideline look now. Landry understood how to be and look professional.

[@dionthorne3549]

I hated Jerry on this day...he was the only coach I ever knew to that point

[@robertosso5210]

@@dionthorne3549 but it turned out to be a great move because dallas won 3 super bowls

[@larrymelear5446]

@@robertosso5210 What have they done in the last 25 years after Jerry’s ego got in the way and Jimmy left?

[@rog9601]

Yes by today's NFL standards you can't even figure out who's the real boss on the sidelines. A few years ago Dick Nolan's son, Mike, who coached the 49ers, had to get approval from the NFL to wear his suit in honor of his Dad, who also coached the 49ers. Can you believe that? The NFL used to be a lot more fun and easy going. They are so into the marketing of their NFL gear everything just gets lost.

[@bronxhistory2051]

@@rog9601 your right and I also remember some of the Announcers joking about the suits he was wearing not being stylish enough.

[@frankieclayton9303]

Tom Landry is the best coach ever ❤

[@lloydkline1518]

My hero ❤ coach Tom Landry

[@justinp5661]

What a class act Landry was

[@dougbell2071]

Never a loser, always a leader - Coach Landry deserves the respect of the league or there may not have been a league! Best memories, class act Coach Landry!

[@robertstone9342]

As a life long Cowboys fan, this move broke my heart and something I'll never forgive JJ for. No matter how many superbowls the Cowboys won with Jimmy Johnson, you just don't fire a legend like Landry

[@jrgomez2283]

The legend's time was done part of the business you got 3 SBs in 4 years that was 1 more then Landry got the cowboys lol.

[@bradmoulton138]

That's dumb...Landry couldn't win anymore. I loved T.L. too but his time was long overdo.

[@cameronhirtle7316]

He wasn't going to step down willingly. He thought his success had bought him some down years but the Cowboys had been in a decline for years. Unfortunately, as a Packers fan, I find you argument hard to align with because they were so dominant in the early 90s. They were not winning any more Super Bowls with Landry. Favre and the Packers were denied three years in a row to Jimmy Johnson's team twice in Divisional and once in the NFC Championship. Who knows what would have happened in 96 and 97 had Jerry and Jimmy not feuded. Bottom line is the move made you a powerhouse, mostly due to Jimmy's brilliance and a sweet trade. Jerry's issue has always been personal relationships. He picks fights and favorites and needs to be so involved that he let a HOF coach walk. He probably should have been more graceful with Landry but Tom wasn't leaving willingly. I at least respected that he told Landry even when the old owner offered to fire him before selling off the team to Jerry. Jones made it a point to say it himself which I at least respect.

[@rodimuspm]

@Matt Jones Tom Landry coaching scheme at that time was over. It was Bum Bryant who wanted Jerry Jones to fire Tom Landry.

[@cameronhirtle7316]

@Matt Jones I believe Irving was drafted by Jimmy Johnson and why would you turn down three quaranteed Super Bowls for the "possibility" of winning with Landry who went 7-9, 7-8, and 3-13 in his last 3 years?

[@alldog222]

The great Man in the hat will always be remembered. I was so happy to see him get a big SB win against Denver. I was 10 or so, and my Cowboys were champions of the world. I also remember the band Queens song with the verses " we are the champions of the world." came out around the same time.

[@jaybiggs7021]

Those days are the best man....the NFL and America have both died since then.

[@SAM-sr3fo]

I LOVE TOM LANDRY!! I fell in love with him when I was five years old. There was just something about him. Horrible how they did that to him. He deserved so much more than the way they handled themselves during this transition. If you have not read the book. I would suggest reading it. What a legend.

[@jimmy1154]

I'm not a Dallas fan, but I always like to see the Dallas offensive line do "The Landry Shift" on the last play of a game when in victory formation. A show of respect.

[@scottfarmer8758]

After 29 year as Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys I doubt this was the way Tom Landry envisioned going out.

[@jesusislord3321]

They should have at least let him.coach 30 years there

[@jaybiggs7021]

Fired by a scumbag part owner.

[@paleo704]

@@jesusislord3321 that’s stupid

[@doctorgarbonzo2525]

Tom Landry is The greatest Cowboy of them all! No one personified the Grit the Image the Swagger & the grace more than him! Every game, Landry wore a full suit paired with the fedora, His Stoicistic Style is only matched & unlocked by his inner pursuit for Perfection, He never smiled until SB 6 when the Cowboys beat the Dolphins,

[@mattdon2164]

Coach Landry: a great coach and even better man. A class act through and through. He is sorely missed.

[@1223jamez]

As a Giants fan Tom Landry was a class act and he was a player and an assistant coach with the Giants.

[@beautiful80sladies22]

He and Coach Lombardi. That would have been quite the experience to be in that organization at that time

[@leshemingway3352]

Tom was a class gentleman. This was a bad move but that is how big business works in professional sports

[@rodlo1804]

Bad move

[@eXtremeFX2010]

Now I'm mad again

[@aaronlopez3585]

@@eXtremeFX2010 LoL, I know the feeling, come to think about it I thought I was over it I'm not.😡

[@mastersonic707]

Why was it a bad move? Do you know how much money the Cowboys was losing?

[@pronkb000]

Bum Bright had wanted to fire Landry in '87 before selling, but Tex would always talk him out of it. Things were NOT sunny in the Cowboys organization--attendance was down, the team was losing, and Bright was passive-aggressively calling Landry out in the media, saying publicly, "We don't seem to have anyone in this organization who knows what he's doing, other than Schramm."

[@t4texastom587]

Other than my parents and grandparents passing away...... absolutely the worst day of my life. R. I. P. Tom🏈🇨🇱 Landry

[@anthonyrenaud5783]

Just a quick story. I was at the thrift store on my birthday once and I saw the Book "An Autobiography Tom Landry". So I picked it up and opened the front cover and trust me when I say this. Inside the cover it read "Happy Birthday Mark" signed Tom Landry. I researched the signature, and it definitely was his. I was blown away and I bought it and still have it to this day. I was born in Texas and have always been a Cowboys fan.

[@toms3664]

Oh my goodness. Tunei?

[@cooltheengines]

I sure respect the way Landry handled this. What a great man, and a tough loss for the Cowboys. :-(

[@vincentprincipato9234]

Lifelong Eagles fan and remember this dark moment in Cowboys history. Jerry Jones showed his true colors then. Tom Landry and Tex Schramm were winners in football and in life.

[@johnmagill3072]

Oh believe me people here are still pissed off about this.

[@texas1526]

@@johnmagill3072 lmao.. got that right.

[@Ciauskhaleesi]

@@texas1526 then won 3 super bowls and ppl forgave winning fixes everything

[@MCJaccard4music]

@@Ciauskhaleesi real football fans know that Jones had nothing to do with the cowboys success in the 90s. He didnt even have the money to build it, Jimmy did it all. And even he was pushed out. Jones is a true loser.

[@jesusislord3321]

Jones is still showing his true colors

[@josephpowelliii9169]

A great Christian ...Tom, thank you!

[@murphy903]

He was a real Christian.

[@789tundra]

YEP THIS BROKE MY HEART INTO PIECES WATCHING THIS MAN OF FAITH AND HONOR CLEAN OUT HIS DESK AND OFFICE A TRULY SAD DAY IN FOOTBALL HISTORY!!!

[@jaybiggs7021]

Yes, fired by a man with no faith and no class.... a man who had strippers perform in his office for his buddies.

[@swainer8014]

Caps lock

[@789tundra]

@@swainer8014 HA HA HA!!!

[@r.w.7232]

Landry always was a man of class

[@dalewier9735]

I played holes 15-18 with Coach Landry in about 1974, at Woodlawn Hills public golf course in Nacogdoches, Texas. I was 13 or 14. Never knew till then that he was as tall as he was, and he did not ride in a cart, he walked ( that's in the summer heat of 100°f +), he NEVER said an unkind word and NO profanity. He did not smoke and he counted every single stroke because I was watching and he knew I was watching. What I am saying is I have known very few men like him in my life. I hope that I can be, at least on a much smaller scale, a man like him. Thanks for the putting tip, Coach, I still use it!

[@jackcle4544]

I was young when Tom Landry was fired and I remember that day, as an adult looking at that clip, I never realized how proud and poised man he was. There are few men like Coach Landry.

[@williamstalvey6920]

Tom Landry exude confidence in a quiet solid manner.....best dressed Coach ever......Coaches these days look like they work at a car wash!!

[@marcfoster6685]

I have never been a fan of the Cowboys because I'm an Eagles fan! Lol! I do have the utmost respect for Coach Landry who was one of the greatest coaches of all time and WW2 veteran.

[@Bob31415]

Thank you from a Cowboys fan.

[@Weshopwizard]

Ewwww! Lol!!!

[@beautiful80sladies22]

You're correct. Bomber pilot I believe

[@johnguertin3884]

excellent sir... I have the landry one but never saw the tex schramm piece thank you for sharing I met Landry twice 100% pure class

[@rog9601]

You are welcome John. Yes, I was able to meet them both as well !

[@davidanelson1]

One of the most despicable acts that I can recall. I was a rabid Cowboys fan until that moment. Landry, all class, as always.

[@dannysunay4386]

If you do not root for the cowgirls, good for you!(check my comment)

[@TL2354]

Despicable? You need a life

[@TheSecondWitness]

Jerry Jones has been a BLIGHT on the Cowboys since the first hour. The fact that Jimmy Johnson and Troy Aikman rose above the NARCISSIST for a few years is NO CREDIT to Jones.

[@anthonycampos8057]

If this hadn't happen, Jimmy Johnson doesn't come in.

[@anthonycampos8057]

​@@dannysunay4386cowgirls is a sexist comment.

[@bryanharrison7847]

One of the finest men in the nfl.

[@DionysiusvonAug]

Tears are still streaming down my face… 😢

[@jesincere8589]

I can't even get myself to watch this. It was a sad day.

[@timmymorris7071]

I love tom awesome man

[@umberct]

I remember when Landry was in command, that the Cowboys acted as a team. No player was no more important then any other player. That on break from huddle, the team went to the line together as a team then simultaneously getting into position, just like a machine. I did not like the Cowboys back in the day, because they beat my Broncos in the Super Bowl, but by God I respected the Cowboys and Tom Landry. They don’t make them like that anymore.

[@kevincostello3856]

As a Steeler fan since 72 Coach Landry and those incredible teams he assembled were always a top tier adversary. A class act on the field and off the field.

[@wreckim]

The CNN/ESPN reporter did an excellent job on reporting the facts of the matter, and respecting the totality of what Tom Landry meant to the team, Dallas and Texas. Nothing lasts forever.

[@michaell874]

It was a sad ending and it did not have to go down that way. The demise of the Cowboys near the end of Tom Landry’s tenure was not his fault. Dallas kept drafting for positions instead of talent, and there was very little to no talent at the positions they were seeking to fill those voids with. Some great talented players slipped past them, which proves the point that in draft day, teams should go after the most talented player available instead of a position the team has a weakness in.

[@rog9601]

I was just reading about that exact point two nights ago, go after the most talented player available, not necessarily based on position.

[@Mr_fubar]

As a Cowboy hater, Coach Landry was a class act.

[@mariehemp6197]

I thank you and appreciate your correct advice videos. I loved following GREATEST MOST RESPECTED HEAD COACH Tom Landry in NFL

[@jaredgrimes5532]

This was the darkest day of my football life! He was my father figure.

[@FYRFOX198]

I was NEVER a Cowboys fan, but I had respect for Coach Landry. This firing without FANFARE was a DISGRACE.

[@ksivad5634]

Tom Landry was CLASS whether in victory or defeat....Never made excuses and the press showed him respect. I miss the NFL of years past.

[@elosogonzalez8739]

Coach Landry was a great coach!

[@Fender178]

30 Years later in 2019 Jerry Jones regrets how he handled the Tom Landry situation and wishes that he could have handled it differently.

[@saj8]

That's true, but Jerry didn't regret the way he dumped Tex Schramm and Gil Brandt.

[@vincentprincipato9234]

Not so sure he has the depth of character to care..

[@murphy903]

@@vincentprincipato9234 I'm sure that he doesn't have an ounce of character. He is a character. That's his legacy.

[@Solitude47152]

Look the old man had to go. There’s no easy way to do this

[@Fender178]

@@Solitude47152 True that the Cowboys needed to switch gears and there was no easy way to fire Landry after all he did for that organization. Jerry could have had a meeting with Landry and said to him I think we need to go in a different direction so I need to bring my guys in order to do this which means I am going to have to let you go.

[@jeffreyfelder7981]

That's a Nice 88 Cadillac he drove... I have the same one... great coach ( Legend ) RIP

[@daleneabors871]

I was a lifelong Dallas cowboy fan until that day when Tom Landry was fired I was fired there's still some emotion for the cowboys but I don't have the same passion I had back then he was a good god-fearing man with a good heart and love for people and I'm a true believer yeah they won the super bowls but lately it's been a curse of Landry and it's going to stay with them like they say in the movie sandlot forever! Forever!

[@fredzag2452]

For those who weren't around when Schramm was there you had hear about Schramm in every game you watched even when it was two different teams. And Schramm was in the newspapers everyday. Sometimes all through a game they would talk Schramm. Then when Schramm died he didn't fade quick.

[@randykerr6997]

Loved coach Landry he is one of best coaches ever

[@danacallanan2922]

Landry was ALWAYS A CLASS ACT !

[@prayingmantis6777]

That was a vicious hit on #16. I hope he was ok.

[@richardcoronado4081]

A man like this didn't deserve to walk away in this way. He deserved much much better than this after all that he did for such a storied franchise.

[@michaelorosco1436]

Tom Landry was a class act all by himself! He always look so debonair on the sidelines, with his suit, tie, and fedora! Coach Landry made the Dallas Cowboys America's team!

[@rolltide9547]

Jerry Jones has fired every Cowboys coach.

[@mastersonic707]

Not true at all

[@big8dog887]

@@mastersonic707 Not technically correct, Switzer and Parcells both resigned. However it is true that Jones has made every coaching change in Cowboys history.

[@lakebay972]

and rightfully so

[@rolltide9547]

@@lakebay972 how did firing Jimmy work out for you?

[@mastersonic707]

@@rolltide9547 Jerry didn't fire that man

[@Madmun357]

Mr. Landry will forever be held in higher regard than Jerry Jones in the hearts of us older Cowboys fans.

[@popcornwithafork]

this is true

[@anthonycampos8057]

Jerry Jones is not a head coach.

[@saj8]

I remembered watching this. It was surreal.

[@gregstreuber]

Tom Landry was the Dallas Cowboys. The team has never been the same quality since he left. As a teenager in the 70s, the Cowboys were the greatest. Roger Staubach was my hero. Today I rejoice every time the team loses and Jerry has to make excuses. Jerry Jones doesn't have once ounce of the class that Coach Landry had.

[@danorthsidemang3834]

As a Bears fan with the utmost respect for Tom Landry, it really pisses me off how he and Tex were douched off like that. And how in the hell is Steve Pelleur still alive? I still have a concussion from watching that hit we put on him. He has to be made of steel.

[@rog9601]

Yes I remember that NFL films claimed that to be the hit of the year

[@lakebay972]

I remember that hit. Pelluer became a pancake with tapioca pudding for brains. He became an instant casualty once Aikman was drafted, a nothing backup for two nothing teams.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

@@lakebay972 well he was pretty well a nothing QB when he played for Dallas as well. Dallas was still competitive as a team when Danny White was healthy but Danny was never truly healthy again after the Giants broke his wrist a few years before Coach Landry retired.

[@mikevanriel7573]

Jerry Jones at least should had let Tom Landry leave with some dignity. That said, I think the game had passed Landry by.

[@vrusimov]

Parades and parties are one thing but if Landry doesn't want to leave or retire then what? The inevitable thing is that he must be fired. No...other...way.

[@Bob31415]

"passed" and I think you're right

[@1983jblack]

It had indeed - We don't know if he was given the option to resign or retire and if he refused it, like someone else said, firing is the only alternative

[@mikevanriel7573]

@@1983jblack I agree 100 percent.

[@mikevanriel7573]

@@Bob31415 I corrected it.

[@1Maddd2mackxxx]

I was never an Cowboy fan but a fan of that man you'll never be another coach as such

[@bennytimes4869]

they saddest day in real cowboy history my ❤still broken 💔

[@joelchavez61]

He is the class of the Dallas Cowboys like coach Ditka said who played for Landry after the coach traded for him towards the end of his career. Landry still believed in him and won the championship. After Ditka was finished Landry gave him a coaching job. I love the DC and I hope they find tremendous success because it all traces itself back to him. No Dallas Cowboy is bigger than Landry he is the biggest of them all.

[@rog9601]

And it will always be that way, set in stone forever.

[@troyc4250]

This was sad. Looks like the game passed him by. But he’s one of the greatest Cowboys coaches ever.

[@jaybiggs7021]

HIs football philosophy is still the gold standard in the NFL dude...study up. He won the NFC East in 1985 had 25 straight winning seasons only 3 aging teams at the very end.

[@zroy9263]

I'll admit when Jones fired my childhood hero Tom Landry I disowned the team for a couple of years! Tom Landry was a man of class, strength, composure, and intellect. He played a huge part in building the mystique of that incredible franchise. The COWBOYS of today are still riding his coattails as a result!

[@matthewstetson1840]

He left football just like he came in...as a Giant. Enjoyed the 'Boys game yesterday. HEH.

[@dougbodenhamer9391]

The day I quit being a cowboys fan. Not mad at letting him go. But the way they went about it. Classless.

[@DaddyDontLikeU]

Super classy man! He was part of the reason I was a Cowboys fan during his era. The way he was treated by jones is the reason I’m no longer a cowboys fan. Middle fingers to jones.

[@DevilDogDen1775]

I remember this day oh so very well.... It was a dark day for Cowboy fans.....

[@bobrush5222]

49ers fan here, and I remember this day clearly and thought Wow that new owner better have a plan.

[@cliffordedenshaw2523]

tom revolutionized the game!! utilizing the shotgun more, his flex defense, whether on offense or defense the front line would pop up n down in unison...n tex made some unbelievable draft picks!

[@Guitarpick1770]

The 5:00 minute mark might have been the most vicious hit on a Cowboys QB ever.

[@edalvarez9020]

I stopped being a Cowboy fan because of this. Never regretted it.

[@taylorsmith9629]

You cheer for the Texans?

[@edalvarez9020]

No. Stopped following NFL altogether.

[@anthonycampos8057]

Too bad. You missed out on those three Superbowls.

[@oldtimenews7983]

I was born in 66 and Dallas was my team. I live in New York and It was tough to get every game. I would lay on the floor 2-3 ft from the TV and when they scored I'd jump up and run around the room. My mom and I still laugh about that. I would cut. Every picture out of the paper. I still have that scrapbook. When Mr. Landry was fired I have never watched a Dallas game since.

[@ortezchambliss3189]

I can’t LIE this was when I STOP cheering for the Cowboys. Up to this MOMENT the Cowboys was my team in the NFC & the Pittsburgh Steelers Steel Curtain was my favorite it in AFC until they broke up from the 70’s!! I had the Steelers Room Curtains and Dallas Cowboys Vest Jacket it looked like a Bubble Jacket Vest for the Spring & Fall. ON EVERYTHING I LOVE ❤️

[@bpm5403]

Everyone was so moved by the passing of Coach Landry and sooooo many showed up for his funeral. I'm not sure the same will be said for JJ when he passes.

[@anthonycampos8057]

JJ is an owner. Hes not a coach Einstein.

[@charlesheaton3994]

The very day this happened I have had a very sour taste in my mouth. Since then I do not care for jErry jOnes. Never will. And you know what else? Each time the Cowboys make a huge play or a game-winning score I get a huge smile on my face. And then the cameras go directly to jErry and that huge smile is suddenly wiped right off. My Mother was a Dallas Cowboys fan right up to the firing of Tom. She has never watched football since. She is a West Texas native and I am a Washington native and a Cowboys faithful for 45 years. Most times I find it easy to ignore jOnes but other times my meals do not taste good. That's the sour taste I have for jOnes. So long.

[@chriswright2250]

Coach Landry class Act.

[@dennisreedy8200]

Doesn’t get any better than Tom Landry and Joe Gibbs Two of the top Best

[@mcb7691]

hey I thought we he was a cool coach, a nice guy I was never a Cowboy fan but he was a good coach I thought and he coached some pretty good players and Cowboys teams!

[@jre-xf6uz]

I wish the Washington Football Team would have hired Landry as an assistant or something after he was fired.

[@bloqk16]

While Tom Landry had the reputation to be calm and collective, I recall many many years ago on Monday Night Football where there was a camera on Landry that caught him in a fit of excitement . . . as about as excited as anyone ever got to see him. I'll never forget that video replay MNF did of Landry's reaction to a momentous play that happened a moment before, where he was wide-eyed and expressed his excitement with a subtle hop into the air. xD

[@romulodelmendo8361]

A true class act. 2 SB championships, 5 SB appearances, numerous playoff and championship games, The Washington Redskins, the bitter rivals, gave a formal farewell party for Landry at that time. Landry said he never imagined that he would be treated better by the Skins than the Cowboys. Very sad.

[@janievillarreal3585]

Very sad! 😔

[@sharkbites9977]

I think that's what killed Tom Landry he loved the Cowboys so much. I love them a lot too! Go big blue!!

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

@SuperCapt1701 I believe it. I hated the Giants for a long time because they basically ended Danny White's career when they broke the wrist on his throwing hand but that didn't keep me from being happy that they gave Coach Reeves a shot or that Everson Walls finally got a Super Bowl ring with them.

[@Timcrtr1]

I was a Cowboy fan when I was a kid. Got a Cowboy helmet for Christmas one year. I stopped being a Cowboy fan when Jerry Jones fired coach Landry.

[@twright3802]

Yep. That's about the time i gave up the cowboys as well. Jerry Jones just messed it up for me.

[@Timcrtr1]

@@twright3802 yep, me too. It was his right as the owner. It left a lasting sour taste in my mouth though.

[@twright3802]

@@Timcrtr1 Coach Landry did so much for that team, he deserved better treatment from Jones.

[@shawnkinser1164]

Poor Danny and Herschel didn’t realize they was next to go 😅

[@shawncosmos5431]

I remember it like yesterday…Jone’s made numerous classless comments leading up to the purchase/close about firing Coach Landry. He bought the team so its his call…What should’ve happened was in private say ‘look ..I’m making a change…you make the announcement .. You retire from the sidelines and come into the office ’ . He’d been a great consultant…Anything was better than the way it was handled…Mr. Landry was a true gentleman RIP sir…

[@LuisSanchez-cf9tk]

That was the day when I stopped being a true cowboy fan when jerry jones bought the cowboys.

[@jaybiggs7021]

Same here brother...same here

[@maryboggan6742]

Me too!

[@kharris0465]

Man I was sick when Tom Landry was fired and 3 Super Bowl wins didn’t solve that.