Monday, October 12, 2015

Re: Coach Tom Flores


The MISSION of the Pro Football Hall of Fame:

- HONOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL 
- PRESERVE historic documents and artifacts 
- EDUCATE the origin, development and growth as an important part of American culture 
- PROMOTE the positive values


Each individual Hall Of Fame Voter is specifically unequivocally mandated:

- "CHARGED WITH THE VITAL TASK OF CONTINUING TO BE SURE"


A Sports Writer recently noted:
"Tom Flores: The least known and least appreciated multiple Super Bowl-winning coach." 

Several Sports Writers and Voters use this criteria: 
"The Professional Football Hall of Fame is for people that you cannot write the history of the Professional Football without them"


…if true, then let us carefully reconsider Coach Tom Flores by that same criteria:

Pioneer?  Yes!

Trailblazer?  Yes!

Groundbreaker?  Yes!

Barrier Breaker?  Yes!

Beat the Odds?  Yes!

Overcame?  Yes!

First of the First?  Yes!

One and Only?  Yes!

Historical?  Yes!

Record Holder?  Yes!

Leader?  Yes!

Champion?  Yes!

"Hybrid of All Hybrids"?  Yes!

And All at the Highest Level?  Yes!

If you take Everything out of the record books

If your erase Everything he has done, Everything about him

Then in fact, you Cannot write the history of Professional Football without him

Win or Lose...his Commitment to Excellence speaks for itself

MANY OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS COACH TOM FLORES HAS GIVEN TO THE 95 YEAR HISTORY OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL CANNOT BE QUANTIFIED

NUMBERS ALONE DO NOT TELL THE ENTIRE STORY AND DO NOT DEFINE HIM



Sent: Fri, Jan 9, 2015 9:37 am

Professional Football Hall of Fame 2015 - 113 Nominees

15 Finalists announced

Only 3 Head Coaches were among the 15

I have nothing against the 3 they picked as Finalists, Great Coaches and very deserving

But they left off:

Thomas Raymond "Tom" Flores


His Four (4) Super Bowls and One (1) AFL Championship are Elite and is the FIRST and ONLY person to have accomplished this as a Player, Assistant Coach and Head Coach with Five (5) Wins at the Highest Level

In addition to those Five (5) Wins at the Highest Level, add a Runner-Up Super Bowl as a Contributor for a total of Six (6) Games at the Highest Level


55 years Professional Football: 1960 to Present

34 Years Player, Sports Columnist, Assistant Coach, Head Coach, Front Office, General Manager, Team President & Head Coach: 1960 to 1994

18 Years Sports Analyst/Broadcaster: 1997 to Present

28 Years Eligible for Induction into the Professional Football Hall of Fame: Since 1987 and counting

(He returned to Coaching 

21 Years Eligible for Induction into the Professional Football Hall of Fame: Since 1994 and counting


FIRST: PLAYER / HEAD COACH In the 95 year history of Pro Football to win Super Bowls as a
Player
and
Head Coach
(The only other Player / Head Coach to equal this is Mike Ditka and Tony Dungy, they are the only 3 to do this, he was First)


FIRST: PLAYER / ASSISTANT COACH / HEAD COACH In the 95 year history of Pro Football to win Super Bowls as a 
Player (Kansas City Chiefs), 
Assistant Coach 
and 
Head Coach (Raiders)
(The only other Player / Assistant Coach / Head Coach to equal this is Mike Ditka, they are the only 2 to do this, he was First)


FIRST & ONLY: Individual in the 95 year history of Pro Football to have the most Super Bowls and Championship (before the NFL-AFL merger)
with Five (5) as a 
Player (Kansas City Chiefs - 2 {1 AFL Championship and 1 Super Bowl} ), 
Assistant Coach (Raiders - 1)
and 
Head Coach (Raiders - 2)
(No Player / Assistant Coach / Head Coach has accomplished this in the history of the league)


FIRST: NOT JUST FOOTBALL....ALL MAJOR SPORTS TEAMS!
Professional Football Hall of Fame officially recognized: 
"In the 30-year period 1963 - 1992, the Raiders' winning record of .661 with 285 victories, 146 losses and 11 ties 
RANKS AS THE BEST AMONG ALL MAJOR SPORTS TEAMS."

Tom Flores played a MAJOR ROLE during those 30 years as a Player / Assistant Coach / Head Coach / Front Office / Leader


FIRST & ONLY: "HE'S THE HYBRID OF ALL HYBRIDS"
Professional Football Hall of Fame Vice President and Historian Joe Horrigan said about Tom Flores:
"Tom was a player, coach and general manager," Horrigan said. "HE'S THE HYBRID OF ALL HYBRIDS."

To be exact: 
Player 
Sports Journalist Columnist 
Assistant Coach 
Head Coach
Pro Football Hall of Fame Candidate 
Front Office 
General Manager 
Team President
Head Coach
Pro Football Hall of Fame Candidate 
Author 
Sports Analyst/Commentator
Numerous Awards/Achievements
Continuous Community Involvement
Champion at the Highest Level
Pro Football Hall of Fame Preliminary Ballot Nominee 

He is Absolutely "THE HYBRID OF ALL HYBRIDS"


Won Super Bowls and a Championship
Five (5) Wins at the Highest Level:
- 1 AFL Championship Win - Player
- 4 Super Bowl Wins:
Super Bowl IV Chiefs - Player
and 
Super Bowl XI - Assistant Coach 
and 
Super Bowl XV - Head Coach
and
Super Bowl XVIII - Head Coach
Include Runner-Up
Super Bowl XXXVI - Contributor
Six (6) Games at the Highest Level 


95 YEAR HISTORY PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL:

FIRST: Hispanic Starting Professional Football Quarterback

FIRST: Hispanic Professional Football Quarterback to win a Championship

FIRST: Hispanic Professional Football Quarterback to win a Super Bowl

FIRST: Hispanic and Minority Assistant Coach in Professional Football History to win a Super Bowl

FIRST: Hispanic and Minority Head Coach in Professional Football History to win a Super Bowl

FIRST: Hispanic and Minority and Only Head Coach in Professional Football History to win two (2) Super Bowls

FIRST: Hispanic and Minority Front Office Personnel in Professional Football History

FIRST: Hispanic and Minority and Only General Manager in Professional Football History

FIRST: Hispanic and Minority and Only Team President in Professional Football History

Consider All the Great Coaches Past and Present:

FIRST: Coach to win a Super Bowl as a Wild-Card Team

FIRST: The Professional Football Hall of Fame officially recognized the very First Wild-Card win as "Tough Odds"

FIRST: Super Bowl Highest winning percentage 1.000 - No losses

FIRST: 1973 to Present Highest Playoff winning percentage overall other Coaches, he's Number 1

FIRST: The Professional Football Hall of Fame officially recognizes him among the "First Hispanic Assistant Coaches"

FIRST: The Professional Football Hall of Fame officially recognizes him among the "First Hispanic Head Coaches"

FIRST: Hispanic and Minority Assistant Coach of the Oakland Raiders

FIRST: Hispanic and Minority Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders

FIRST: Hispanic and Minority Head Coach of the Los Angeles Raiders

FIRST: Hispanic and Minority Head Coach of the Seattle Seahawks

FIRST: Winningest Super Bowl Raider Coach in Franchise History

FIRST: The Only Coach to ever win Super Bowls with the same Team in two (2) different cities

SECOND: Coaches in the modern era only Vince Lombardi has a higher playoff winning percentage he's Number 2

THIRD: Coaches in the modern era only Vince Lombardi and Weeb Ewbank (AFL/NFL) have a higher playoff winning percentage he's Number 3


Out of 473 Pro Football Head Coaches: 
51 have Coached in the Super Bowl
23 have Coached in more than 1 Super Bowl
19 out of the 23 that Coached in more than 1 Super Bowl have won at least 1 Super Bowl
13 out of the 23 that Coached in more than 1 Super Bowl have won at least 2 Super Bowls

Only 4 Head Coaches:
Chuck Noll - Hall of Fame
Bill Belichick
Bill Walsh - Hall of Fame
Joe Gibbs - Hall of Fame
Have more Super Bowl wins as a Head Coach

TIMELINE: Coach Flores had already earned all of his Super Bowl victories Before Coach Walsh, Coach Gibbs reached their 2nd Super Bowl

THIRD: Ranked 3rd All-Time Head Coach Super Bowl wins in the history of Professional Football

SECOND: As a Head Coach won his first Super Bowl in his Second year

SECOND: Ranked 2nd All-Time Coach/Player combined Super Bowl/Championship wins, in the history of Professional Football

THIRD: Ranked 3rd All-Time Coach/Player combined Super Bowl wins, in the history of Professional Football

SECOND: 83 wins Second-Most in Raider franchise history


Has more total wins then Hall of Fame Coach Bill Walsh and Hall of Fame Finalist Coach Jimmy Johnson


Super Bowl XV - Head Coach: His team was both the underdog and the Wild-Card Team and prevailed against "Tough Odds"
Coaching win over Hall of Fame Candidate Coach Dick Vermeil, described as a "Superior Motivator/Innovator", Coach Vermeil's only Super Bowl defeat

Super Bowl XVIII - Head Coach: His team was again the underdog and prevailed against the odds against the Greatest Team NFL History
Coaching win over Hall of Fame Coach Joe Gibbs, described as a "Genius", Coach Gibbs' only Super Bowl defeat

Both Coach Vermeil and Coach Gibbs are considered among the Greatest Of All-Time in All Coaching Circles


"TOUGH ODDS": 
FIRST: The Professional Football Hall of Fame officially recognized the very First Wild-Card win as "Tough Odds" - to confirm this
- 11 Seasons separate Coach Flores/Raiders Super Bowl Win from when Wild-Card Games first began
- 18 Seasons separate another Coach/Team accomplishing another Wild-Card Super Bowl Win after Coach Flores/Raiders
- Professional Football Hall of Fame: "...History of the Wild Card
Tough Odds
Since the Wild Card System began in 1970, only eleven (11) Wild Card Teams have advanced all the way to the Super Bowl
Of those eleven (11) Teams, ONLY seven (7) Teams won the Super Bowl over those 45 years..."
Coach Flores/Raiders were the First!


MORE "TOUGH ODDS":  
Washington Redskins: NFC Champion - 1st NFC East - The Defending Super Bowl Champions
Coach Joe Gibbs: Hall of Fame - 4 Super Bowls & 3x Super Bowl Champion
- Joe Theismann MVP
- Coach Gibbs was fresh off of beating John Robinson/Eric Dickerson 51-7 and Bill Walsh/Joe Montana
- Highest scoring team, most prolific offense, largest statistical advantages in National Football history!
- '83 team considered one of the Best if not the Best Coach Gibbs' team of All-Time!
- The Best defending Super Bowl Champion Ever!
- 2015 still ranked one of the Best teams Ever!
- "Talk Of Fame" Ranks them Number One (1)!
- Raiders held this powerful defending Champion's offense to 9 points!
- Held below 10 points first time in 45 games
- Super Bowl record with fewest passing touchdowns!
- 38 points scored by Raiders most in Super Bowl History
- 29 points largest margin of victory in Super Bowl History
- Coach Gibbs, "The main thing is those guys are the champions - they whipped us in every area.  They played great"
- Ronald Reagan President of the United States, "Coach Tom Flores...Congratulations. That was a wonderful win tonight"


Coached Raiders 9 seasons won 2 Super Bowls as Head Coach 

Hall of Fame Coach John Madden Coached Raiders 10 seasons won 1 Super Bowl as Head Coach

Coach Flores was his Assistant Coach and Head Coach for the Only 3 Super Bowl wins in Raider history


FOURTH: Raiders Rank number four (4) All-Time against All Teams with Super Bowl Wins, Coach Flores had a Role in each of the Wins 


Coach Flores Raiders' winning percentage .610 Season and .727 Playoffs  
Hall of Fame Coach Bill Walsh 49er's winning percentage .609 Season and .714 Playoffs


Professional Football Hall of Fame Coach Don Shula, when his name is mentioned in Coaching circles he is among the Greatest:
- Winningest Coach in Professional Football History All-Time Leader in Victories
- The only NFL Coach to have a Perfect Undefeated Season
- A winning record against every Coach he faced over a 36 yr period, with few exceptions, consider all the Great Coaches he faced, had losing record against Coach Tom Flores (1-6)


One (1) of ONLY four (4) Latino Head Coaches in the history of Professional Football


"TAKE A PEEK AT THE GHOST TO THE POST":
Raiders vs Colts one of the most exciting and memorable games in Professional Football History
Third-Longest Game ever at the time in Pro Football History
Fifth-longest Game ever in Pro Football History
Two (2) Overtimes
Forever remembered for one critical play – “The Ghost to the Post”

The pass QB Ken Stabler to TE Dave Casper "The Ghost" his incredible catch gained 42 yards led to game tying field goal sending game into OT

"Offensive coordinator Tom Flores called for a pass designed to go to one of the two wide receivers running 'in' patterns, but told Stabler to 'take a peek at the Ghost to the post', referring to a deep pattern by Casper down the field and then angling to the goal post. 
On NFL's Greatest Games, Madden explained Casper's job on the play was normally to draw away the opposing team's safeties so the receivers could make a catch, but Flores had noticed the safeties had been playing closer to the line of scrimmage than usual, which is what prompted Flores to tell Madden/Stabler to look for Casper downfield. 

Hall of Fame coach John Madden called the moment one of the most memorable of his coaching career."


2002 Dave Casper's Induction Speech
Pro Football Hall of Fame - Canton, Ohio - Enshrinement:

"...We have Tom Flores who was my receiver coach. I'm not sure Tom taught me how to play tight end but he taught me how to learn how to play tight end. Every day he worked with me, taught me a lot of skills. Nobody else was a better teacher - the Raiders were great teachers..."


2003 Marcus Allen's Induction Speech
Pro Football Hall of Fame - Canton, Ohio - Enshrinement:

"...Coach Tom Flores for putting his faith and trust in a rookie. Tom, I appreciate everything you did for me..." 


Professional Football Hall of Fame confirmed: Greatest Comebacks in NFL History
- 1982: Raiders/Coach Tom Flores – From 24 points behind to win 28-24 over the Chargers/Coach Don Coryell


28 years of eligibility for PFHOF Induction has Never made it passed the very First Ballot Stage the "Preliminary Ballot Nominee” Stage

(After his return to Coaching

21 years of eligibility for PFHOF Induction has Never made it passed the very First Ballot Stage the "Preliminary Ballot Nominee” Stage


ESPN: "Hall of Fame (2x Finalist and 7x Semi-Finalist) Don Coryell's lifetime record against Tom Flores?  Answer: 5-11"

28 years PFHOF Never been a Finalist or Semi-Finalist or made it passed the very First Ballot Stage the "Preliminary Ballot Nominee” Stage

QB the Key Position on the field: Fouts, Aikman, Marino All HOF QBs - Manning future HOF QB
- Coach Flores had Zero (0) HOF QBs in comparison to his Coaching counterparts

In fact Fouts, Aikman, Marino were all “First Ballot Hall of Fame” QBs - Manning will also be “First Ballot Hall of Fame” QB 

Rewind 1983 Season: 
- In the Super Bowl Era by 1983 only Coach Noll had 4 Super Bowl wins
- Coach Flores in 1983 had four (4) Super Bowl wins Plus one (1) Championship win Player/Assistant/Head Coach
- And at this timeframe in '83, his two (2) Super Bowl wins as a Head Coach were equal to Coach Landry, Coach Lombardi, Coach Shula.
- In 1983 No other Coach had more wins


Regarding All PFHOF Coaches, are there some that Coach Flores' overall "record" is better or equal to their record?  Yes


FIRST: The ORIGINAL MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK - MMQB - Sports Column!: 

Dan Daly: "...Flores, to his everlasting credit, took his job seriously and wrote pieces that were very educational.  He was – a really good explainer, which is one of the reasons, no doubt, he went on to win two Super Bowls as a coach.

His wheelhouse, of course, was the quarterback position. That’s where he was at his best. 

This may sound pretty basic in 2014, but in 1962 it was virtually unheard of. You just didn’t get analysis like that.

TWEETS:

Dan Daly
‏@dandalyonsports
Pro Football Daly: Tom Flores, the first Monday Morning Quarterback (for the 1962 Oakland Trib). #Raiders #Seahawks
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Peter KingVerified account
‏@SI_PeterKing
Thanks to Dan Daly for pointing out the first MMQB, Tom Flores... Outstanding stuff, Dan.

Clearly, Flores’ talents went beyond quarterbacking and coaching. His analysis in his Monday Morning Quarterback column was far ahead of its time — good enough to pass muster today. Even the Tribune’s diagrams...painted a decent picture of pro football in the early ’60s..."

(More on the First MMQB below)


1955 - NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE MENTION

1956 - SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICAN 

1956 - ALL-PACIFIC COAST TEAM

1957 - ANNUAL SHRINE EAST/WEST ALL STAR GAME 

1958 - AMOS ALONZO STAGG AWARD 

1966 - OAKLAND RAIDERS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 

1966 - ALL-AFL SECOND TEAM 

1967 - PRO-BOWL 

1978 - THE NATIONAL 1000 YARD CLUB FOUNDATION ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR

1979 - AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA'S MAN OF THE YEAR 

1981 - PRO!  THE MAGAZINE OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PREMIERE ISSUE Cover/Lead Story with Jim Plunkett

1981 - FIRST NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF ATHLETES FOR LUNG HEALTH

1982 - NFL-AFC: COACH OF THE YEAR

1982 - NFL: SECOND PLACE VOTE COACH OF THE YEAR

1982 - UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC ATHLETE HALL OF FAME

1984 - SUGAR RAY ROBINSON YOUTH FOUNDATION MAN OF THE YEAR

1984 - TOM FLORES/BOY SCOUTS CELEBRITY INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

1984 - AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD 

1985 - NOSOTROS GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION IN SPORTS

1985 - SEÑOR INTERNACIONAL - MR. INTERNATIONAL - LULAC No. 12

1986 - WESTWOOD SHRINE'S HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

1987 - PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CANDIDATE

1988 - NATIONAL HISPANIC HALL OF FAME

1988 - CHILDHELP USA/NFL PLAYERS ASSN. "STARNIGHT" CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

1989 - MERIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD

1989 - APPOINTED BY COMMISSIONER PAUL TAGLIABUE NFL COMPETITION COMMITTEE

1995 - THE HISPANIC 100: LATINO MEN & WOMEN WHO HAVE MOST INFLUENCED AMERICAN THOUGHT & CULTURE

2001-2015 - PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME PRELIMINARY BALLOT NOMINEE 

2002 - THE FIRST BLACK QUARTERBACK: MARLIN BRISCOE'S JOURNEY TO BREAK THE COLOR BARRIER & START IN THE NFL - CHAPTER 18 “Tom Flores Offers Rehab"

2003 - MULTI-ETHNIC SPORTS HALL OF FAME

2006 - LATIN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS HALL OF FAME
LAREDO LATIN AMERICAN HALL OF FAME

2007 - CALIFORNIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME

2010 - 100 CAMPEONES (CHAMPIONS): LATINO GROUNDBREAKERS WHO PAVED THE WAY IN SPORT

2011 - CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SPORTS HALL OF FAME

2011 - ROBERTO CLEMENTE AWARD

2012 - BAY AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME

2012 - NFLPA COLLEGIATE BOWL COACH

2014 - GRIDIRON GREATS HALL OF FAME 

– INVOLVED IN THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY THROUGH HIS FOUNDATION

– STARLIGHT FOUNDATION HONORARY TRUSTEE

– HONORARY DOCTORATE PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY HUMANITARIAN SERVICE

– FORMER BOARD OF REGENTS MEMBER UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC

– SANGER HIGH SCHOOL - TOM FLORES STADIUM

– AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE HALL OF FAME 

- World renowned Dr. Richard Lapchick who is "the Racial Conscience of Sport": 100 CAMPEONES (CHAMPIONS): LATINO GROUNDBREAKERS WHO PAVED THE WAY IN SPORT


1 of only 20 players who were in the AFL for its Entire Ten-Year Existence - "The Originals"

FIRST: Hispanic Pro-Bowl Quarterback

FIRST: Quarterback in Raider Franchise History

FIRST: 1960 Led the AFL Passing Percentage in it's First Season

FIRST: The ORIGINAL MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK - MMQB!  
- Not only is he the First MMQB
- He was a Sports Journalist before any of the current PFHOF Voters!
- First Sports Column of its kind
- Sports Journalist Dan Daly confirmed he is the First MMQB and current "MMQB" Peter King agreed Tom Flores is the "First"! 

FIRST: 14 Game Season - QB/Raiders "improved from 1-13 to 10-4, winning its last eight...Best turnaround in NFL/AFL history"

FIRST: QB/Raiders "improved from 1-13 to 10-4, winning its last eight...arguably the Best turnaround in NFL/AFL history", even against teams that played 16 Game Seasons

FIRST: 52 year old Record - Consider All the Great Teams/Offenses
- QB for Raiders vs Oilers combined for 70 points at Half-Time - Record still stands!
- Pro Football Hall of Fame confirmed it an "NFL Shootout" among the top scoring games ever played
- He threw for 6 TDs
- Remarkable in that Modern-Day Teams would have a Rules advantage over Teams 52 years ago!

FIRST: 52 year old Record - Consider All the Great QBs of All-Time
- With the game on the line, Only QB Professional Football History 6 TDs in game - with 4th Quarter Comeback & Game Winning Drive.  
- Matt Flynn tied it in 2011, making them both the Only QBs in Professional Football History 
- Record still stands.  
- Remarkable in that Modern-Day QBs would have a Rules advantage over QBs 52 years ago!

FIRST & SECOND: 51 year old Record 
- Most TD's thrown in two (2) back to back games - 11
- Tom Brady tied it 2007, Ben Roethlisberger passed it 2014 - 12.  
- Record stood for 51 years.
- Remarkable in that Modern-Day QBs would have a Rules advantage over QBs 51 years ago!

SECOND & FOURTH: Prior to the NFL-AFL merger Tom Flores was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs
- 1969 Kansas City Chiefs were only the Second AFL Team in Professional Football History to defeat an NFL Team, a Huge victory to beat an NFL Team!
- Fourth Team in Professional Football History to win a Super Bowl (IV)
- Not only were they the AFL Champions that year for their own League, they were Super Bowl Champions as well.
- 1969 was the last year prior to the merger and therefore the last AFL Champion 

FIFTH: Leading Passer All-Time AFL (Would be ranked higher was ill in '62)

1 of 8 Teams - Player on the Original Eight (8) Teams that began the AFL


RUNNER-UP: In addition to his five (5) Wins for Super Bowls and a Championship, was a Runner-Up Contributor for the Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII - thus, he had a role in five (5) Super Bowls and one (1) Championship for a total of six (6) games at the Highest Level 


FIRST: On the very First Raider Team
- As the very First QB the Raiders ever had
- He was a Raider Before Al Davis
- He was a Raider Before John Madden
- He was a Raider Before All of the Team's Hall of Famers
- Many of the Team's Hall of Famers, he was a Player/Coach or Advisor to them


Coach Tom Flores is an a Rare Elite Select Arena just to have played the game

It is then accentuated by the fact he was not just a Player he was also a Coach

Combine that with:
Player 
Sports Journalist Columnist 
Assistant Coach 
Head Coach
Pro Football Hall of Fame Candidate 
Front Office 
General Manager 
Team President
Head Coach
Pro Football Hall of Fame Candidate 
Author 
Sports Analyst/Commentator
Numerous Awards/Achievements
Continuous Community Involvement
Champion at the Highest Level
Pro Football Hall of Fame Preliminary Ballot Nominee 


1 – AFL Championship Win
4 – Super Bowl Wins
1 – Super Bowl Runner-Up
6 – Games at the Highest Level

95 YEAR HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE HE IS:

1 of Only 10 Latino's to have played the most difficult position on the field - Quarterback (First QB History of the League)

1 of Only 4 Latinos to be Head Coach

The Professional Football Hall of Fame confirmed he is among the First "Hispanic Assistant Coaches"

The Professional Football Hall of Fame confirmed he is among the First "Hispanic Head Coaches"

1 and Only Latino to be a Team General Manager (First)

1 and Only Latino to be a Team President (First)


Consider all of the odds/obstacles for his success/achievements

Consider the odds to become a Player in Pro Football

Consider the odds to become a Coach in Pro Football

Consider the odds to Coach in a Playoff game in Pro Football

Consider the odds to Coach in a Championship game in Pro Football

Consider the odds to Coach in a Super Bowl game in Pro Football

Consider the odds to Coach in 2 Super Bowl games in Pro Football

Consider the odds to Coach and win a Super Bowl game in Pro Football

Consider the odds to Coach and win 2 Super Bowl games in Pro Football

Consider the odds to accomplish all of this as a Head Coach in Pro Football


It was noted here the Professional Football Hall of Fame confirmed that Coach Flores has been a "First", a part of "History", the "Best", the "Only", overcame "Tough Odds" and "He's the Hybrid of All Hybrids"...

When you succeed at the Highest Level you are considered a Champion and to conquer odds others did not have to endure or overcome ... truly places you on the pages of History ...


... yet he is not in the Professional Football Hall of Fame


(if I left out anything let me know?
Or any insight why he's been overlooked because clearly if
"the Professional Football Hall of Fame is for people that you can’t write the history of the Professional Football without them"
then they have repeatedly written it for 28 years without Coach Tom Flores)

“It is not the critic who counts;
not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles,
or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;
who strives valiantly;
who errs,
who comes short again and again,
because there is no effort without error and shortcoming;
but who does actually strive to do the deeds;
who knows great enthusiasms,
the great devotions;
who spends himself in a worthy cause;
who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement,
and who at the worst,
if he fails,
at least fails while daring greatly,
so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.”
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”


SF

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Sent: Thu, Sep 30, 2010 7:14 pm

(1976: Coach John Madden won his Super Bowl, retired in 1978 after a 9 - 7 season.  Coach Flores was an Assistant to Coach Madden's Super Bowl win)

(Five (5) Seasons separate Coach Madden's Super Bowl win to Coach Flores' first Super Bowl win as a Head Coach)


Head Coach Tom Flores 2 Super Bowl Wins - 

1980:
AFC Wild Card Game:

Houston Oilers: 2nd AFC Central
Coach "Bum" Phillips: Hall of Fame Candidate Legendary Coach 
Earl Campbell: Hall of Fame Running Back
Best Career Season 1980
NFL Rushing Leader
All-Pro selection
Pro Bowl selection
NEA NFL MVP
NFL Offensive Player of the Year
They held Houston to 7 points

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AFC Divisional Game:

Cleveland Browns: 1st AFC Central
Coach Sam Rutigliano: Hall of Fame Candidate - Consecutive UPI NFL 2x Coach of the Year 1980/1979
Brian Sipe: Quarterback
Best Career Season 1980
NFL MVP
PFWA MVP
UPI AFL-AFC Offensive Player of the Year
AFC Leader Touchdown Passes

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AFC Championship Game:

San Diego Charges: 1st AFC West
Coach Don Coryell: 2x Hall of Fame Finalist 2015 & 2010 - Legendary Coach
Coach Joe Gibbs: Offensive Coordinator - Hall of Fame - 3x Super Bowl Champion
Dan Fouts: Quarterback - Hall of Fame
NFL Passing Yard Leader
AFC Leader Touchdown Passes
First team NFL history 3 Receivers over 1,000 receiving yards
John Jefferson: 1st NFL Leader Receiving Yards (1,340)
Kellen Winslow: 2nd NFL Receiving Yards (1,290) - Hall of Fame
Charlie Joiner: 4th NFL Receiving Yards (1,132)
One of the top Offenses in NFL history
One of the Greatest Teams in Franchise history

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Super Bowl:

Philadelphia Eages: NFC Champion - 1st NFC East
Coach Dick Vermeil: Hall of Fame Candidate - 2 Super Bowls 1x Super Bowl Champion
Sid Gillman: Consultant, listed as QB Coach - Legendary Hall of Fame Coach whose Coaching Tree/Forest has 25 Super Bowl wins and numerous NCAA Championships
Ron Jaworski: Quarterback

Raiders 27  to 10

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1983:
AFC Divisional Game

Pittsburgh Steelers: 1st AFC Central
Coach Chuck Noll: Hall of Fame Coach 4x Super Bowl Champion
Tony Dungy: Coaching Staff - Hall of Fame Finalist 2x 2015 and 2014

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AFC Championship Game:

Seattle Seahawks: 2nd AFC West
Coach Chuck Knox: Hall of Fame Candidate
Coach Knox was fresh off of beating Dan Reeves/John Elway and Don Shula/Dan Marino

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Super Bowl:

Washington Redskins: NFC Champion - 1st NFC East - The Defending Super Bowl Champions

Coach Joe Gibbs: Hall of Fame - 4 Super Bowls & 3x Super Bowl Champion
- Joe Theismann MVP
- Coach Gibbs was fresh off of beating John Robinson/Eric Dickerson 51-7 and Bill Walsh/Joe Montana
- Highest scoring team, most prolific offense, largest statistical advantages in National Football history!
- '83 team considered one of the Best if not the Best Coach Gibbs' team of All-Time!
- The Best defending Super Bowl Champion Ever!
- 2015 still ranked one of the Best teams Ever!
- "Talk Of Fame" Ranks them Number One (1)!
- Raiders held this powerful defending Champion's offense to 9 points!
- Held below 10 points first time in 45 games
- Super Bowl record with fewest passing touchdowns!
- 38 points scored by Raiders most in Super Bowl History
- 29 points largest margin of victory in Super Bowl History
- Coach Gibbs, "The main thing is those guys are the champions - they whipped us in every area.  They played great"
- Ronald Reagan President of the United States, "Coach Tom Flores...Congratulations. That was a wonderful win tonight"


Raiders 38 to 9


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Author:

Football for the Utterly Confused by Tom Flores / Bob O’Connor (2009)
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Coaching Football by Tom Flores / Bob O’Connor (2005)
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Tom Flores’s Tales from the Oakland Raiders: A Collection of the Greatest Stories Ever Told by Tom Flores, Matt Fulks / Jim Plunkett (2003)
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Football: The Violent Chess Match: A Fan’s Guide to Strategy by Tom Flores / Robert O’Connor (1994)
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Youth League Football: Coaching and Playing by Tom Flores / Bob O’Connor (Sep 1993)
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Fire in the Iceman: Autobiography of Tom Flores by Tom Flores / Frank Cooney (1992)


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THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

HONOR THE HEROES OF THE GAME
PRESERVE ITS HISTORY
PROMOTE ITS VALUES
CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE EVERYWHERE


MANY OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS COACH TOM FLORES HAS GIVEN TO THE 95 YEAR HISTORY OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL CANNOT BE QUANTIFIED

NUMBERS ALONE DO NOT TELL THE ENTIRE STORY AND DO NOT DEFINE HIM 

HONOR THE HISTORY & VALUES HE HAS ADDED & CELEBRATE HIS EXCELLENCE


(if any of this is incorrect let me know?
Or any insight why he's been overlooked?  Thank you)


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