IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 822 
Urging Tom Flores be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2020 
Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. SOTO, Mr. CORREA, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. MCNER-
NEY, Mr. COX of California, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, and Mr. CA´RDENAS) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Urging Tom Flores be inducted into the Pro Football Hall 
of Fame. 
Whereas Tom Flores was born on March 21, 1937, in Fres-
no, 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, from 1954 to 1956, Tom Flores played as quarter-
back and earned his associate degree from Fresno City 
College; 
Whereas Tom Flores played as quarterback and graduated 
from the University of the Pacific in 1958; 
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•HRES 822 IH 
Whereas, in 1960, Tom Flores began his professional football 
career as a quarterback with the Oakland Raiders; 
Whereas Tom Flores was the first Hispanic starting quarter-
back in professional football history; 
Whereas, in 1969, Tom Flores signed with the Kansas City 
Chiefs, where he was a member of the Super Bowl Cham-
pionship 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 ca-
reer as an assistant coach for the Buffalo Bills and the 
Oakland Raiders; 
Whereas, in 1977, Tom Flores won Super Bowl XI as an as-
sistant coach of the Oakland Raiders under John Mad-
den; 
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 1982, Tom Flores was named National Football 
League coach of the year; 
Whereas, in 1984, Tom Flores won Super Bowl XVIII as 
head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders; 
Whereas, in 1988, Tom Flores was inducted into the Fresno 
County Athletic Hall of Fame; 
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•HRES 822 IH 
Whereas, in 1989, Tom Flores left the Raiders organization 
and became president and general manager of the Seattle 
Seahawks; 
Whereas, in 1992, Tom Flores was the head coach of the Se-
attle Seahawks for three seasons; 
Whereas, in 1993, Tom Flores founded the Tom Flores 
Youth Foundation, which has raised nearly $2 million to 
support the Sanger Unified School District in science, 
art, and athletics; 
Whereas, in 2010, Tom Flores was named one of Fresno City 
College’s 100 Centennial Stars; 
Whereas, from 1997 to 2018, Tom Flores served as a com-
mentator 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 2 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 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges 
Tom Flores be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of 
Fame. 
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