It's somewhat ironic.
All these people who pretend to show reverence for Tom Landry, never had a kind word for him or liked him when he was alive coaching the Cowboys.
Landry almost cost Dallas the championship in 1971-1972 because he would not make a decision whether to start Craig Morton or Roger Staubach. The members of the defense voted that Leeroy Jordan go to Landry to tell him he had to make up his mind.
I am stunned that after all of the rude things the Dallas haters said about, he's some how a role model.
It may be unfair but the last mental image I have of Tom Landry is of him shouting "NO, DANNY, NO!" as Dexter Manley is pounding Danny White into the turf at RFK Stadium.
I never said anything bad about him. He invented the 4-3 defense, and acted with class and style. Was he the perfect coach? No. Has anybody ever been the perfect coach? No. Was Landry a respectable humanbeing an imperfect coach? Yes. Does that make his legacy too good for the modern era of the Dallas Cowboys? Hell yes.
Total BS, but BS is typical from the average Cowgirl fan. Win a game and they are Super Bowl bound, lose on a fluke play and the world has ended and the coach is a baby killer who must be fired. Randy Galloway is lame these days, but he hits the nail on the head when he calls it "Overreaction Monday" during the NFL season.
Well, you can count me in the group that never liked him. ONLY because he coached against my beloved Packers.
However, you can also count me in the group that respected him. Because he made you coach and/or play your best to beat him.
Much the same as military commanders didn't like Erwin Rommel, but they had a lot of respect for him.
I sat in the stands from 1969 to 1982, nearly every home game. Landry was one of the greatest coaches in the game - end of story. Four people you don't speak ill of in my household - Reagan, Thatcher, Landry and my father.
Who I miss almost as much as Landry are Clint Murchison and Tex Shram.
I have always been a Cowboy fan. I have never said one bad thing about Mr. Landry.