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- ↑ "Gray adds second Landry Award to trophy case". ESPN. December 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Texas commit Jake Oliver brings home Landry Award". 247 Sports. December 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Arlington Martin DE Myles Garrett named 2013 Landry Award winner". Dallas Morning News. December 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Kyler Murray takes home another prestigious award". 247 Sports. December 15, 2014.[ dead link ]
- ↑ "State Title Within Jett Duffey's Grasp". 247 Sports. December 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Mansfield running back Kennedy Brooks wins Landry Award". Dallas Morning News. December 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Jones officially signs with the Hogs". KARK NBC-4. February 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Southlake Carroll star TJ McDaniel wins Landry Award". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Rockwall's Jaxon Smith-Njigba awarded 2019 Landry Award". Rockwall Times. December 10, 2019.
- ↑ "JoJo Earle becomes Aledo's second Landry Award recipient". Vype. February 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Josh Hoover says TCU proved to be 'right fit' once Sonny Dykes took over". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Jackson Arnold wins 2022 Landry Award". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 13, 2022.