Tom Flores was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, February 6, 2021, the day before Super Bowl LV. Was a head coach in the NFL for 12 seasons (Oakland/L.A. Raiders, 1979-87; Seattle, 1992-94), posting a 97-87 regular season record and 8-3 postseason record (105-90 overall), winning two Super Bowl championships. He was the first minority head coach to win a championship.
He served as assistant coach for the Raiders for seven seasons before being named head coach in 1979, leading the team to a Super Bowl XV title over Philadelphia in his second season. Won second Super Bowl championship with the Raiders three years later over Washington in Super Bowl XVIII. At the time, his two Super Bowl coaching victories ranked behind only Chuck Noll. He is a four-time Super Bowl winner (one as a player, one as assistant coach and two as a head coach), and one-time Pro Bowler (1966) during his playing career.
He was named president/general manager for the Seahawks on February 22, 1989. Flores moved to the sideline and was named president/head coach on January 6, 1992, following Chuck Knox's nine-year tenure. As general manager, Flores made the trade with the New England Patriots to move up and acquire future Hall of Famer and Seahawks Ring of Honor member, Cortez Kennedy, in the 1990 draft. On January 19, 1993, Flores was named general manager/head coach, as David Behring took over the role of team president.
His three-year total as head coach was a 14-34 record with his best seasons coming in 1993 and 1994 (6- 10 records). He is a member of the University of the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame, Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame, California Sports Hall of Fame and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.
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