Greg Landry, who played 11 seasons with the Detroit Lions in a 15-year NFL career, died at the age of 77.
We join the NFL community in mourning the loss of former Lions quarterback and coach Greg Landry. pic.twitter.com/3YHbnTZbe5
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) October 5, 2024
In his NFL career, Landry threw for 16,052 yards and rushed for 2,655 more. He threw 98 touchdown passes and rushed for 21 scores.
His longest career run was a 76-yard quarterback sneak in 1970.
#RIP Greg Landry
Greg gains 76 yards on a QB sneak#Lions #OnePride
pic.twitter.com/QE9VKSB3rj— Old Time Football 🏈 (@Ol_TimeFootball) October 5, 2024
Landry was the first quarterback selected in the first round (11th overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft out of the University of Massachusetts where he was selected All-Yankee Conference for two seasons.
After his playing career, Landry was the QB coach of the Lions in 1995 and ’96.
