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The Last Cowboy: A Life of Tom Landry

Author : Mark Ribowsky

Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company

Page : 621 pages

File Size : 24,60 MB

Release : 2013-11-04

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0871407485

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“An eloquent, honest tribute to a sports genius.” —Publishers Weekly, Best 100 Books of 2013 As the coach during professional football’s most storied era, Tom Landry transformed the gridiron from a no-holds-barred battlefield to the highly-technical chess match it is today. With his trademark fedora and stoic facade, he was a man of faith and few words, for twenty-nine years guiding “America’s Team” from laughingstock to well-oiled machine, with an unprecedented twenty consecutive winning seasons and two Super Bowl titles. Now, more than a decade after Landry’s death, acclaimed biographer Mark Ribowsky takes a fresh look at this misunderstood legend, telling us as much about our country’s obsession with football as about Landry himself, the likes of whom we’ll never see again.



God's Coach

Author : Skip Bayless

Publisher : Diversion Books

Page : 439 pages

File Size : 41,52 MB

Release : 2014-01-28

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1626811628

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“No football fan will want to miss this one.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “A searing character study…a breathless, can’t-put-it-down read.” —LOS ANGELES TIMES “As savvy, dirt-dishing expose.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS From nationally-acclaimed journalist and ESPN commentator Skip Bayless, the newly updated eBook edition of the classic bestseller GOD'S COACH. First published in 1990, this unforgettable expose tears the metallic blue shine off the legendary star, revealing the truth about ‘America’s Team’ and its beloved head coach Tom Landry, whose much-regaled Christian charity extended to strangers everywhere, yet stopped short of the team who labored under him. From the hangover that led Jerry Jones to buy the team, to the wild ride of the Staubach era, Bayless strips away the image of the team created by the most powerful PR machine in sports, revealed by insiders willing to break their silence. Packed with unparalleled insight into one of the most storied franchises in the history of sports, GOD'S COACH is a compelling revelation about a corrupt football franchise that dared call itself America’s Team. Skip Bayless appears daily as the host of ESPN’s First Take; his commentary appears regularly on ESPN.com. A former columnist for the Dallas Morning News, DALLAS TIMES HERALD, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, and SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, and sportswriter for the LOS ANGELES TIMES and MIAMI HERALD. In addition to GOD'S COACH, he is the author of THE BOYS and HELL-BENT.



Tom Landry

Author : Tom Landry

Publisher : Zondervan Publishing Company

Page : 348 pages

File Size : 31,2 MB

Release : 1990

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780310529101

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The former coach of the Dallas Cowboys offers a personal look at his philosophy and faith, his management strategies, and his leadership standards, as well as a glimpse of the sports personalities he knows.



Tom Landry

Author : Donnie Snyder

Publisher : Cross Training Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 31,92 MB

Release : 2009-11

Category : Football coaches

ISBN : 9780982165270

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Tom Landry was a man who by his very character inspired those who knew him to be better people in every facet of their lives. Much has been documented about his public persona as the third all time winningest coach in the history of the National Football League. THis book provides examples of his incredible character in scenarios that few would every know about from people who knew him and worked closely with him.



Lombardi and Landry

Author : Ernie Palladino

Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Page : 321 pages

File Size : 35,43 MB

Release : 2011-09

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1616084413

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Describes the formative years of the renowned football coaches when they worked together as coordinators for the New York Giants in the mid-1950s, discussing how they each developed their unique coaching styles before they became famous.



Boys Will Be Boys

Author : Jeff Pearlman

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 622 pages

File Size : 45,98 MB

Release : 2009-10-06

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0061982385

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New York Times bestseller From celebrated sports writer Jeff Pearlman, author of The Bad Guys Won, a rollicking, completely unabashed account of the glory days of the legendary Dallas Cowboys They were called America's Team. Led by Emmitt Smith, the charismatic Deion "Prime Time" Sanders, Hall of Famers Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin—and lorded over by swashbuckling, power-hungry owner Jerry Jones and his two hard-living coaches, Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer—the Cowboys seemed indomitable on the football field throughout the 1990s. Off the field the 'Boys were a dysfunctional circus, fueled by ego, sex, drugs, and jaw-dropping excess. What they achieved on game day was astonishing; what they did the rest of the week was unbelievable. Boys Will Be Boys is the story of the Dallas Cowboys in their prime—a team of wild-partying, out-of-control glory-hounds that won three Super Bowls in four years and earned their rightful place in sports lore as the most beloved and despised dynasty in NFL history.



Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes

Author : Peter Golenbock

Publisher : Grand Central Pub

Page : 838 pages

File Size : 42,55 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9780446519502

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Many legendary players and coaches, including Roger Staubach, Tom Landry, Pete Gent, and Bob Hayes, share the story of this famous football team, which has won five Super Bowls and more games than any other team in NFL history.



Landry's Last Stand

Author : Ryan C. Bush

Publisher : Ryan Bush Publishing

Page : 400 pages

File Size : 36,24 MB

Release : 2018-08-07

Category :

ISBN : 9780997982329

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The year was 1985, and times were changing fast in Dallas. The mighty Cowboys, participants in five Super Bowls during the previous decade, had been crippled by poor drafts and untimely injuries. But head coach Tom Landry couldn't afford to tear the roster down and start all over from scratch. Rumblings of impatience from the owner's box made it imperative that Landry either right the ship...or be tossed overboard. Landry's Last Stand is the story of Tom Landry's final winning season in Dallas, when he guided the underdog Cowboys on a wildly unpredictable climb up the NFC East ladder. It's a story about a parting plea, a promise well-kept, and a race to the NFL playoffs too impossible to be anything less than true.



"Then Landry Said to Staubach. . ."

Author : Mark Stallard

Publisher : Triumph Books

Page : 117 pages

File Size : 20,82 MB

Release : 2007-08-01

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1617490326

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Written for every sports fan who follows the Cowboys, this account goes behind the scenes to peek into the private world of the players, coaches, and decision makers—all while eavesdropping on their personal conversations. From the Dallas locker room to the sidelines and inside the huddle, the book includes stories from Aikman, Irvin, Meredith, Smith, and Staubach, among others, allowing readers to relive the highlights and the celebrations.



The Texanist

Author : David Courtney

Publisher : University of Texas Press

Page : 120 pages

File Size : 40,94 MB

Release : 2017-04-25

Category : Humor

ISBN : 1477312978

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A collection of Courtney's columns from the Texas Monthly, curing the curious, exorcizing bedevilment, and orienting the disoriented, advising "on such things as: Is it wrong to wear your football team's jersey to church? When out at a dancehall, do you need to stick with the one that brung ya? Is it real Tex-Mex if it's served with a side of black beans? Can one have too many Texas-themed tattoos?"--Amazon.com.