[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 27 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 27

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2021

     Mr. Costa (for himself, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Lee of 
   California, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Soto, and Ms. Barragan) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
                               and Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Urging Tom Flores be inducted into 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 
        to 1954, and was voted Sanger Athlete of the Year in 1954;
Whereas, from 1954 to 1956, Tom Flores played as quarterback and earned his 
        associate's degree from Fresno City College;
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;
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 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;
Whereas, in 1989, Tom Flores left the Raiders organization and became president 
        and general manager of the Seattle Seahawks;
Whereas, beginning in 1992, Tom Flores was the head coach of the Seattle 
        Seahawks for three seasons;
Whereas, in 1993, Tom Flores founded the Tom Flores Youth Foundation, which has 
        raised nearly $2,000,000 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 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
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges Tom Flores be 
inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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