With the exception of Bill Bellichick, the emperor-coach era of Tom Landry, Don Shula and Bill Walsh is over.

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The more rare and comparable rematch involved Chuck Noll and Terry Bradshaw leading the Steelers to a victory over Tom Landry, Roger Staubach and the Cowboys in 1979.

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Ferguson's 26-year reign stretches beyond those of all coaches in the history of the NBA or NHL. In baseball and the NFL, meanwhile, only four men have stuck around a single team longer: The Philadelphia Athletics' Connie Mack, the New York (baseball) Giants' John McGraw, the Dallas Cowboys' Tom Landry, and the Green Bay Packers' Curly Lambeau.

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