The Last Cowboy: A Life of Tom Landry [Hardcover]

Tom Landry,A [Ribowsky] recounts Landrys life honestly, avoiding both distortion and hagiography while portraying a stoic, flawed man of honor&. A triumph of extensive research and interviews. It will be welcomed by all football fans. A meaty biography of one of the NFLs legendary coaches&. [Ribowsky] provides as complete a picture of Gods Coach as were likely to get. A must-read for fans of In Ribowskys authoritative biography, Landry appears more stoic king than coach, his ever-present fedora serving as a crown&. Ribowskys thorough examination of a surprisingly complicated man offers original reporting, which serves here as merely a complement to this impressively researched work&. An eloquent, honest tribute to a football genius. Fascinating&. Readers looking for a recap of one of footballs greatest innovators and coaches will be enthralled. [A] huge and hugely entertaining biography&. Extraordinary&. That Ribowsky, an outstanding biographer with books on Al Davis, Satchel Paige and Howard Cosell to his credit, doesnt idolize Landry across the books 640 pages makes his judgment all the keener.