Landry's condition worsens, son says

DALLAS (AP) -- Former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry has taken a turn for the worse in his battle against leukemia, his son said. "While the results of my father's latest chemotherapy treatments

Friday, February 11th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

DALLAS (AP) -- Former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry has taken a turn for the worse in his battle against leukemia, his son said. "While the results of my father's latest chemotherapy treatments were at first encouraging, it is now apparent that the leukemia has returned," Tom Landry Jr. said Friday. "Aided by the efforts of doctors and nurses, dad has been battling this disease for the last nine months. He is resting comfortably in a private room at Baylor University Medical Center,surrounded by his family," Landry's son told The Dallas Morning News. "Although he can't receive visitors or flowers,the family wishes to thank everyone for their continuing prayers and concerns."

Landry, 75, was diagnosed in May with acute myelogenous leukemia. He has been in and out of Baylor University Medical Center and has undergone chemotherapy treatments. He was released Nov. 21, but was readmitted last month.

Landry coached the Cowboys for 29 seasons, beginning with their first season in 1960. He is third on the NFL's career victory list with a 270-178-6 record. His teams won two Super Bowls and 13 division titles and had an unprecedented 20 consecutive winning seasons from 1966 to 1985. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.