EPISODE · Oct 10, 2014 · 3 MIN
The Last Cowboy: A Life of Tom Landry by Mark Ribowsky
from Access Top-Rated Audiobooks 2025 in Biography & Memoir, Sports · host Harry Schinner
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256262 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Cowboy: A Life of Tom Landry Author: Mark Ribowsky Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 10, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'An eloquent, honest tribute to a sports genius.' -Publishers Weekly, Best 100 Books of 2013 Movie rights optioned by NFL Films As the coach during professional football's most storied era, Tom Landry transformed the gridiron from a no-holds-barred battlefield to the highly-technical chess match it is today. With his trademark fedora and stoic facade, he was a man of faith and few words, for twenty-nine years guiding 'America's Team' from laughingstock to well-oiled machine, with an unprecedented twenty consecutive winning seasons and two Super Bowl titles. Now, more than a decade after Landry's death, acclaimed biographer Mark Ribowsky takes a fresh look at this misunderstood legend, telling us as much about our country's obsession with football as about Landry himself, the likes of whom we'll never see again.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256262 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Cowboy: A Life of Tom Landry Author: Mark Ribowsky Narrator: Peter Berkrot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 27 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 10, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'An eloquent, honest tribute to a sports genius.' -Publishers Weekly, Best 100 Books of 2013 Movie rights optioned by NFL Films As the coach during professional football's most storied era, Tom Landry transformed the gridiron from a no-holds-barred battlefield to the highly-technical chess match it is today. With his trademark fedora and stoic facade, he was a man of faith and few words, for twenty-nine years guiding 'America's Team' from laughingstock to well-oiled machine, with an unprecedented twenty consecutive winning seasons and two Super Bowl titles. Now, more than a decade after Landry's death, acclaimed biographer Mark Ribowsky takes a fresh look at this misunderstood legend, telling us as much about our country's obsession with football as about Landry himself, the likes of whom we'll never see again.
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