The two teams first met in 1960 and played to a 31-31 tie. Through the early years the common thread the two teams shared was embodied in one man.
Thomas Wade Landry, Sr. was the common thread that bound the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys together through the early years. A native of Mission, Texas and a graduate of the University of Texas, Austin, Landry first found success in professional football as a member of the New York Giants. In those days there was not a NFL team south of Washington, DC and thus Landry made his reputation far from home.