Tom Landry (born September 11, 1924 in Mission, Texas - died February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. An all-pro defensive back for the New York Giants (1954), he coached the Dallas Cowboys for 29 years (1960-88); won 2 Super Bowls (1972,78); and is 3rd on the NFL all-time coaching wins list with 270.

Tom Landry invented the "Flex Defense", when coaching in New York. It has been said that after he invented the flex defense, he then invented the offense to score on it.

He was known as a quiet, religious man unfazed by the hype that surrounded the Cowboys, then being billed as "America's Team".

On his passing, Tom Landry was interred in the Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. 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.