The storied franchise of the Dallas Cowboys first started back in 1960, when their first coach in team history,
Tom Landry, was hired. Now in 2022, America’s Team has had nine different coaches. For this article,
I am going to rank the top three coaches in Cowboys history based on their overall success with the organization.
The storied franchise of the Dallas Cowboys first started back in 1960, when their first coach in team history,
There have been some excellent leaders in the last 60 years and some not-so-great ones that we wish never came to the team.
3. Barry Switzer (1994-1997) Taking over a team that just won a Super Bowl the year prior is no easy task.
That is exactly what Switzer had in front of him when he took the reigns in 1994.
The expectations were already sky-high for the team, there was a star-studded roster in
The storied franchise of the Dallas Cowboys first started back in 1960, when their first coach in team history,
Switzer had the Cowboys back in the NFC Championship game, where they sadly lost to San Francisco.
The storied franchise of the Dallas Cowboys first started back in 1960, when their first coach in team history,
2. Jimmy Johnson (1989-1993) Jerry Jones bought the Dallas Cowboys in 1989 and after 28 years,
Jones decided to move on from the only head coach America’s Team had ever known in Tom Landry.
Jones wanted a fresh face to revitalize the franchise, so he went to the college ranks for his first hire.
1. Tom Landry (1960-1988) The man whose hat is the namesake of this website gets the top spot on this list.
Landry was the first and only Cowboys coach for the first 28 years of existence for the team.
He led this team to become one of the top franchises in all of the NFL and started its storied history.
Landry has a laundry list of accomplishments as the Cowboys coach.