NFL BIOGRAPHY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1950-1953: Defensive back/punter, N.Y. Giants
1954-1955: Player-coach, N.Y. Giants
1956-1959: Assistant coach, N.Y. Giants
1960-1988: Head coach, Dallas Cowboys
· Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990
· Won Super Bowl VI and Super Bowl XII
· Recorded five NFC championships
· 270 career victories — third most in NFL history
· Five of his players have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Landry used his innovative leadership to turn an expansion team into America's Team
Under his guidance the Cowboys posted a 20-year string of consecutive winning seasons from 1966 to 1985. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Cowboys Ring of Honor in 1993.

Thomas Wade Landry was born Sept. 11, 1924, in Mission, Texas, deep in the Rio Grande Valley. He left to be with the Lord on February 12, 2000.
Landry is survived by Alicia Landry, his wife of 50 years;
a son, Tom Landry Jr.; and a daughter, Kitty Phillips.
Another daughter, Lisa Childress, died in 1995 after a four-year battle with liver cancer.
Thanks for all the memories, Coach.
The games, the golf tournaments, the charity events, the fedora.
Your Fans! We Love You!

Walter Payton #34 - Hall of Fame Running Back
His Fans will always remember him as “Sweetness”.

NAME: Walter Payton.
AGE: 45, Born July 25, 1954.
BIRTHPLACE: Columbia, Mississippi
PLAYING CAREER: College -- Jackson State, drafted by Chicago Bears in 1975; leading rusher in NFL history with 16,726 yards; holds seven NFL and 28 Bears records; scored 110 touchdowns; rushed for an NFL record 275 yards against Minnesota in 1977; had 77 games of 100 yards or more rushing; gained 1,000 yards or more in 10 of his 13 NFL seasons; selected to nine Pro Bowls; inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993; No. 34 jersey retired.
EDUCATION: Graduated Jackson State.
FAMILY: Wife, Connie; two children, Jarrett and Brittney.
Walter Payton, the leading rusher in NFL history, a man known for his humor & consideration of others died of bile duct cancer November 1, 1999. We will miss this wonderful & gracious man who reached out & touched so many lives in so many ways.
You can get Walter’s book “Never Die Easy at www.amazon.com
Also visit www.payton34.com
Own a piece of artwork signed by Walter at www.paytonart.com

Name: Mark Pulemau Tuinei # 71 Dallas Cowboys
Height: 6-05 Weight: 314
Birthdate: 03/31/1960
Birthplace: Nanakuli, Oahu, Hawaii.
High School: Punahou (Honolulu).
College: UCLA, then Hawaii.
TRANSACTION/CAREER NOTES
Selected by Boston Breakers in 19th round (227th pick overall) of 1983 USFL draft. ... Signed as non-drafted free agent by Dallas Cowboys (April 28, 1983). ... On injured reserve with knee injury (December 2, 1987-remainder of season). ... On injured reserve with knee injury (October 19, 1988-remainder of season). ... Granted free agency (February 1, 1990). ... Re-signed by
Cowboys (May 21, 1990).
CAREER HONORS: Played in Pro Bowl (1994 and 1995 seasons).
PERSONAL NOTES: Brother of Tom Tuinei, defensive end, Edmonton Eskimos of CFL (1982-1987).
MISCELLANEOUS: Friends and former teammates remembered "Tui" (TWO-ee) as a fun-loving man who cared deeply about others. They also admired his toughness and all the adversity he overcame to become a two-time Pro Bowler.

"He was such a great friend, a great teammate and a wonderful person," quarterback Troy Aikman said. "He was one of the most-liked guys who has ever played in a Cowboys uniform. He was one of those guys everybody loved."
Growing up in the town of Nanakuli, the 6-foot-5, 320-pound Tuinei threw his fists more often than blocks. He tried for a fresh start by going to UCLA, but two years and several fights later he transferred to Hawaii.
Suspended one year and injured the next, Tuinei wasn't drafted by the NFL. The best he could get was an invitation to Cowboys training camp in 1983, along with 84 other hopefuls.
Tuinei, who played defensive line in those days, defied the odds and made the team, even seeing action in 10 games that year. Coaches later decided his future was on offense and by 1987 he became a full-time starter.
Tuinei eventually settled in at left tackle, the most vital spot on the line because it protects the quarterback's blind side. Beginning in 1989, that quarterback was Aikman. A year later, Tuinei's duties included opening holes for running back Emmitt Smith.
With Tuinei anchoring the line in front of Aikman and Smith, the Cowboys won Super Bowls in 1993, '94 and '96. Tuinei missed only nine games from 1989-96.
Injuries eventually caught up to Tuinei, slowing him in 1997 and causing the team to release him in April 1998. He wanted to come back one more year to set the team record for longevity, but his body wouldn't allow it.
Now, Tuinei appeared ready to turn his life in a new direction by going home.
"He was hoping to return to go back to school at the (University of Hawaii) and it looked like a good mix," said Ane, who in past years had worked several clinics in Hawaii with Tuinei.
Bill Bates - who was Tuinei's teammate all 15 years in Dallas, marking the second-longest tandem in NFL history - said Tuinei would've been a great coach. "He had great pride with me in saying he was a coach, too, now," said Bates, who became a Cowboys assistant last season. "I think he's definitely going to be up in heaven coaching." "That's the way we want to remember Mark," he said. "That's how he'll always be to me - a teammate, a friend ... someone who helped me through times when I needed somebody to look to, someone who showed me the right way to do things and what it took to be successful in life." Darryl Johnston He is survived by his wife Pono, his mother, Ane, and father, Tumuauatasi Sr., both of Hawaii; four sisters: Louise, Frances, Katherine and Julia; one brother, Tom; and 26 nieces and nephews along with millions of adoring fans & friends. I was fortunate to have known Mark & Pono since his rookie days. They are the most kind & caring people you will have ever met. They never met a stranger & their door was open to everyone. We will miss the Karaoke parties, pranks that you pulled on everyone, the kind & gentle way you were
with everyone's children, your fans, your teammates & friends.

Mahalo nui loa (Thank You Very Much *** A hui hou aku (Until We Meet Again)

"Mark was strong, tough and durable," team chaplain John Weber said. "He put
his hand in the nail-scarred hand of Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ welcomed him home."

 

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