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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 461 

Urging Tom Flores be inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 19, 2017 

Mr. SOTO (for himself, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. COSTA, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mrs. 

TORRES, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. CASTRO

of Texas, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CORREA, 

Mr. VARGAS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. VELA, Ms. 

ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Mr. GOMEZ) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Urging Tom Flores be inducted to the Pro Football Hall 

of Fame. 

Whereas Tom Flores was born on March 21, 1937, in Fresno, California; 

Whereas Tom Flores attended Sanger High School, home of 

the Apaches, from 1950–1954, and was voted Sanger 

Athlete of the Year in 1954; 

Whereas Tom Flores played as quarterback and graduated 

from the University of the Pacific in 1958; 

Whereas in 1960, Tom Flores began his professional football 

career as a quarterback with the Oakland Raiders; 


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•HRES 461 IH 

Whereas Tom Flores was the first Hispanic starting quarterback in professional football history; 

Whereas in 1969, Tom Flores signed with the Kansas City 

Chiefs, where he was a member of the Super Bowl Championship team; 

Whereas Tom Flores retired after the 1970 season, as the 

fifth leading passer in the American Football League’s 

(AFL) history; 

Whereas Tom Flores continued his professional football career as an assistant coach for the Buffalo Bills and the 

Oakland Raiders; 

Whereas in 1977, Tom Flores won Super Bowl XI as an assistant coach of the Oakland Raiders under John Madden; 

Whereas in 1979, Tom Flores became the head coach of the 

Oakland Raiders; 

Whereas in 1981, Tom Flores won Super Bowl XV as head 

coach of the Oakland Raiders; 

Whereas in 1981, Sanger High School named their football 

stadium in honor of Tom Flores and it is now known as 

the ‘‘Tom Flores Stadium’’; 

Whereas in 1984, Tom Flores won Super Bowl XVIII as 

head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders; 

Whereas in 1988, Tom Flores left the Raiders organization 

and became the president and general manager of the Seattle Seahawks; 

Whereas in 1988, Tom Flores was inducted into the Fresno 

County Athletic Hall of Fame; 

Whereas in 1992, Tom Flores was the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks for three seasons; 


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Whereas Tom Flores is currently a commentator for the 

Raiders Radio Network; 

Whereas Tom Flores left professional football with a lifetime 

coaching record 97–87, as well as an 8–3 playoff record, 

with two Super Bowl victories; 

Whereas Tom Flores is only one of two people in National 

Football League (NFL) history to win multiple Super 

Bowls as a player, an assistant coach, and a head coach; 

Whereas Tom Flores was the first Hispanic quarterback in 

the AFL, the first Hispanic coach to win a Super Bowl, 

and in Seattle, the first Hispanic general manager in the 

NFL; and 

Whereas Tom Flores has made invaluable contributions to his 

community, State, and the National Football League: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges 

2 Tom Flores be inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 

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