- Was a devout, open Christian; was said the strongest curse word he ever said was "dad gum".
- When Landry died, every NFL team sent a representative to his funeral.
- Head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, 1960-1988. Career record: 270 wins, 178 losses, 6 ties.
- Was added to the Dallas Cowboy's Ring of Honor in 1993, but instead of having a football helmet beside his name, they put a side view of his trademark fedora hat next to it.
- Toward the end of his career, Landry showed off his sense of humor when the Cowboys made a rap video where various players and coaches describe their job with the team. It ends with Landry saying, "I call the plays, and nobody asks me why!".
- One of the rare times Landry didn't wear his fedora hat was in an American Express commercial where he was dressed as a Cowboy and encounters Washington Redskins in a saloon. (The commercial, of course, ends with Landry comically slamming the door on the players).
- Inducted into the ESPN Dallas Hall of Fame in 2011 (inaugural class) with Nolan Ryan, Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman, and Roger Staubach.
- His 29 consecutive years from 1960 to 1988 as the coach of one team are an NFL record.
- He had twenty consecutive winning seasons as coach of the Dallas Cowboys are a record and considered to be his most impressive professional accomplishment.
- Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
- Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 339-340. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
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