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Originally Posted by pan6467
I remember the 2 greatest NFL Coaches wearing their hat and suit every game. PAUL BROWN and TOM LANDRY, he was awesome. Everyone else I seem to recall as just wearing sweaters, Noll, Shula, Rutigliano, Parcells, etc....
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Paul Brown and Tom Landry were the two names that came to mind for me as well. They both epitomize class, dignity, and good sportsmanship. The first image that comes to mind for both of them is watching them on the sidlines on cold sunday's wearing their suits, top coats and fedoras. Rest in peace gentlemen. Your proud legacies live on.
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Paul Brown, perhaps more than any other person, is responsible for making pro football coaching the exact science it is today. When he organized the Cleveland Browns in the new All-America Football Conference in 1946, he started doing things no other pro coach had tried.
Brown built a pro football dynasty in Cleveland, posting a 167-53-8 record, four AAFC titles, three NFL crowns and only one losing season in 17 years. In the four seasons the Browns operated in the AAFC, they lost just four games. When the Browns joined the NFL in 1950, they continued their winning ways playing in the next six championship games and winning the title in 1950, 1954, and 1955.
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Tom Landry always appeared stoic on the field in his trademark hat and sports jacket. He never changed his game time garb over 29 seasons as coach (1960-1989), the second longest tenure all-time for an NFL coach, behind only George Halas of the Bears.
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