Add another honor to the resume of legendary Highland Park (Texas) head football coach Randy Allen. The Texas High School Coaches Association has named Allen the winner of the 2024 Tom Landry Award.
Created in 1990, the Landry Award is given annually to a Texas high school football coach who has made a significant contribution to the game of football in the Lone Star State.
Related: Allen wins Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award
Allen enters 2024, his 44th as a head football coach, second on the state’s all-time coaching wins list with 446 victories. He trails Phil Danaher, who won 490 games during his legendary career.
Texas All-Time Coaching Victories
No. 1 Phil Danaher – 490 wins
*No. 2 Randy Allen, Highland Park – 446 wins
No. 3 G.A. Moore – 426 wins
No. 4 Gordon Wood – 394 wins
*No. 5 Denney Faith, Albany – 360 wins
No. 6 Jim Streety – 343 wins
*No. 7 (tied) Reginald Samples, Duncanville – 340 wins
No. 7 (tied) Dennis Alexander – 340 wins
*still active in 2024
Last year, Allen guided HP to an 11-2 mark and a No. 204 ranking in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.
