
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, July 21, 1993                   TAG: 9307210150
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: IRVING, TEXAS                                LENGTH: Short

LANDRY FINALLY ACCEPTS HONOR FROM COWBOYS

Tom Landry accepted a spot in the Dallas Cowboys' Ring of Honor on Tuesday, an honor he had shunned since being fired as coach in 1989.

Landry, who guided the Cowboys to two Super Bowl championships in 29 years, left the franchise on bitter terms when Jerry Jones fired him hours after buying the team.

Landry previously had refused enshrinement in the ring, which encompasses the facade between the decks of Texas Stadium, and he has distanced himself from the team by spending more time with personal business and charities.

On Tuesday, Jones said that Landry had agreed to be enshrined on Nov. 7 during a game between the Cowboys and the New York Giants.

Jimmy Johnson, who replaced Landry as coach, said, "I think it's good that Coach Landry will be in the ring of honor. He's a big part of the great tradition of the Dallas Cowboys."

Said former general manager Tex Schramm, "I think it's tremendous that Tom has decided to go into the Ring of Honor. I'll be there that day for sure."

Landry would join eight of his former players in the ring: Bob Lilly, Don Meredith, Don Perkins, Chuck Howley, Mel Renfro, Roger Staubach and Lee Roy Jordan.

Landry turned a floundering expansion franchise of the early 1960s into an NFL power by the 1970s. Under Landry, the Cowboys had a 270-178-6 record and reached the Super Bowl five times, winning twice.

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