in touchdown passes with 80. Coaching career Landry began his coaching career in 1985 handling the Cleveland Browns quarterbacks, and later joined Mike Ditka's staff as quarterback coach in 1986, following the Bears' rout of the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. With the Bears, he was also the wide receivers and tight ends coach before taking over as offensive coordinator from 1988 to 1992. Following the 1992 season, Landry was hired as the offensive coordinator at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign for two seasons. The 1994 Illinois Fighting Illini had the second-best passing offense in the Big Ten Conference, which carried the team to a 30–0 win in the Liberty Bowl over East Carolina, which was making its first bowl appearance in 16 seasons. The following year, Landry returned to the Lions as quarterback coach, helping them to become the top offensive unit in the NFL and guiding Scott Mitchell to record-setting passing numbers that season. He retired from coaching after the 1996 season to become a local radio host. Honors In 2012, Landry was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. References External links 1946 births Living people American people of Polish descent Sportspeople from Nashua, New Hampshire Players of American football from New Hampshire American football quarterbacks UMass Minutemen football players Detroit Lions players Baltimore Colts players Chicago Blitz players Arizona Wranglers players Chicago Bears players National Conference Pro Bowl players Coaches of American football from New Hampshire Cleveland Browns coaches Chicago Bears coaches Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches Detroit Lions coaches