Tom Flores
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| Tom Flores | |
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| Date of birth | March 21, 1937 (age 70) |
| Place of birth |  Fresno, California |
| Position(s) | Head Coach Quarterback |
| College | Pacific |
| Career Highlights | |
| Pro Bowls | AFL All-Star 1966 |
| Career Record | 97-87-0 (Regular Season) 8-3 (Postseason) 105-90-0 (Overall) |
| Super Bowl Wins |
1983 Super Bowl XVIII (as head coach) 1980 Super Bowl XV (as head coach) 1969 Super Bowl IV (as player) |
| Championships Won |
1983 AFC Championship (as head coach) 1980 AFC Championship (as head coach) 1969 AFL Championship (as player) |
| Stats | |
| Playing Stats | Pro Football Reference |
| Playing Stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Coaching Stats | Pro Football Reference |
| Coaching Stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Team(s) as a player | |
| 1960-1966 1967-1969 1969 |
AFL Oakland Raiders AFL Buffalo Bills AFL Kansas City Chiefs |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1979-1987 1992-1994 |
Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Seattle Seahawks |
Thomas R. "Tom" Flores (born March 21, 1937 in Fresno, California) is a retired Mexican-American football quarterback and coach. Flores and Mike Ditka are the only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach and a head coach. [1] He is currently a radio announcer.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Fresno, California, USA, Flores graduated from the University of the Pacific in 1958, but was unable to find a job in professional football. He was cut by the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL in 1958, and then by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) in 1959. In 1960 Flores finally landed a position as a quarterback with the American Football League's Oakland Raiders, who began play in 1960 as a charter member of the league. Flores became the first Hispanic quarterback in American professional football. He became the Raiders' starting quarterback early in the 1960 season.
Flores had his most productive season in 1966. Although he completed only 49.3 percent of his attempts, he passed for 2,638 yards and 24 touchdowns in 14 games. Oakland traded him to the Buffalo Bills in 1967. After serving primarily as a backup, he was released by the Bills and in 1969 signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he was backup to Len Dawson on the Chiefs' World Championship team. He retired as a player after the 1970 season. He was one of only twenty players who were with the AFL for its entire ten-year existence. He is the fifth-leading passer, all-time, in the AFL.
After stints as an assistant coach in Buffalo and Oakland, Flores became the Raiders' head coach in 1979, following John Madden's retirement. Flores then became the NFL's first minority head coach to win a Super Bowl, winning twice - Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII. After a 5-10 finish to the 1987 season, Flores moved to the Raiders' front office, but left after just one year to become the president and general manager of the Seattle Seahawks. He returned to coaching as the Seahawks head coach in 1992, but returned to the front office following three disappointing seasons. Flores resigned from the Seahawks in 1994 following Paul Allen's purchase of the Seahawks.
Flores left the NFL with a lifetime coaching record of 97-87, as well as an 8-3 playoff record, with two Super Bowl victories. Flores, Jimmy Johnson, George Seifert and Mike Shanahan are the only eligible coaches with two such victories, who have not been selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Tom Flores can be heard with Greg Papa on KSFO (560 AM) during the radio broadcasts of Raiders games.
[edit] References
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Edited by Randall Liu, p. 350, Workman Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Tom Flores biography link
- Full roster of all American Football League players 1960 - 1969
| Preceded by John Madden |
Oakland Raiders Head Coaches 1979–1987 |
Succeeded by Mike Shanahan |
| Preceded by Chuck Knox |
Seattle Seahawks Head Coaches 1992–1994 |
Succeeded by Dennis Erickson |
| Preceded by Chuck Noll Joe Gibbs |
Super Bowl winning Head Coaches Super Bowl XV, 1981 Super Bowl XVIII, 1984 |
Succeeded by Bill Walsh Bill Walsh |
| Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders Head Coaches |
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| Erdelatz • Feldman • Conkright • Davis • Rauch • Madden • Flores • Shanahan • Shell • White • Bugel • Gruden • Callahan • Turner • Shell • Kiffin |
| Seattle Seahawks Head Coaches |
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| Patera • McCormack • Knox • Flores • Erickson • Holmgren |
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