An Autobiography: Tom Landry The book An Autobiography: Tom Landry was written by himself with help from Gregg Lewis, is about Tom's life. He was the head coach for the Dallas Cowboys for 29 years. The story takes place in various cities in Texas. Tom Landry speaks of his childhood and he controversial firing of his job at head coach. Tom Landry was born on September 11th, 1924 in Mission, Texas. He had three other brothers and sisters, two of which were older than him. As a child he was shy, probably because of his speech impediment. His dad was a volunteer fireman, which was a very dangerous job, so he greatly