From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1955 Bowman football card of Hall of Fame two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Tom Landry. The card, obviously, is from his playing days as a defensive back with the New York Giants. Landry was a player-coach in his final 2 seasons, and became the chief defensive coach for the Giants after retiring. He introduced the now common 4-3 alignment during these years, and later during his 29 year career as Dallas Cowboys’ head coach, used the innovative “flex” defense, a variation of the 4-3 that gave the defensive players more freedom to track down ballcarriers. Landry was a war hero in World War II, completing 30 missions as a bomber co-pilot, including surviving a crash in Belgium when the plane ran out of fuel. His trademark as a coach was the fedora he wore on the sidelines and the many innovations, both on offense and defense, that he brought to the game. His playing career is often overlooked, but he was an all-pro in 1954 and finished with 32 interceptions in only 80 career games.