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Is Tom Landry still alive, and does he still wear the hat? |
Travel Info Is Tom Landry still alive, and does he still wear the hat? Travel Tips Tom Landry passed away on February 12, 2000. Tom Landry was born in Mission, Texas, the son of a mechanic (and volunteer fireman). He attended the University of Texas in Austin, but interrupted his education after a semester to serve in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II as a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber pilot, flying 30 missions and surviving a crash landing in Belgium. Following the war, he returned to the university and played fullback and defensive back on the Texas Longhorns' bowl game winners on New Year's Day of 1948 and 1949. At UT, he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He received his bachelor's degree from Texas in 1949. Landry also earned a bachelor's of science degree in industrial engineering from the University of Houston in 1952. He was a member of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Landry died in Dallas of leukemia on February 12, 2000. He was interred in the Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas. The Cowboys wore a patch on their uniforms during the 2000 season depicting Landry's trademark fedora. A bronze statue of Landry stands outside of Texas Stadium. The section of Interstate 30 between Dallas and Fort Worth was named the Tom Landry Highway by the Texas Legislature in 2001. The football stadium in Landry's hometown of Mission, Texas was named Tom Landry Stadium to honor one of the city's most famous former residents. Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tom_landry... Other Travel Tips No,Tom died several years ago! No, Tom Landry is not still alive. He died in early 2000. He is buried in Dallas. There is a statue in front of Texas stadium of him wearing "the hat". Part of I-30 is named after him. The school on King of The Hill is named after him too (ha ha) No, he died several years ago. |
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