ATTN: Pro Football Hall of Fame Voters re: Coach Tom Flores

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click link to see overlooked facts: http://pfhof.blogspot.com/ See below "SHOW MORE" click on those words to see important overlooked facts about Coach Tom Flores Listen to audio clip carefully as a Pro Football Hall of Fame Voter states: "INJUSTICE ... THY NAME IS TOM FLORES"! Re: Coach Tom Flores The MISSION of the Pro Football Hall of Fame: - HONOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL - PRESERVE historic documents and artifacts - EDUCATE the origin, development and growth as an important part of American culture - PROMOTE the positive values Each individual Hall Of Fame Voter is specifically unequivocally mandated: - "CHARGED WITH THE VITAL TASK OF CONTINUING TO BE SURE" A Sports Writer recently noted: "Tom Flores: The least known and least appreciated multiple Super Bowl-winning coach." Several Sports Writers and Voters use this criteria: "The Professional Football Hall of Fame is for people that you cannot write the history of the Professional Football without them" …if true, then let us carefully reconsider Coach Tom Flores by that same criteria: Pioneer? Yes! Trailblazer? Yes! Groundbreaker? Yes! Barrier Breaker? Yes! Beat the Odds? Yes! Overcame? Yes! First of the First? Yes! One and Only? Yes! Historical? Yes! Record Holder? Yes! Leader? Yes! Champion? Yes! "Hybrid of All Hybrids"? Yes! And All at the Highest Level? Yes! If you take Everything out of the record books If your erase Everything he has done, Everything about him Then in fact, you Cannot write the history of Professional Football without him Win or Lose...his Commitment to Excellence speaks for itself MANY OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS COACH TOM FLORES HAS GIVEN TO THE 95 YEAR HISTORY OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL CANNOT BE QUANTIFIED NUMBERS ALONE DO NOT TELL THE ENTIRE STORY AND DO NOT DEFINE HIM Sent: Fri, Jan 9, 2015 9:37 am Professional Football Hall of Fame 2015 - 113 Nominees 15 Finalists announced Only 3 Head Coaches were among the 15 I have nothing against the 3 they picked as Finalists, Great Coaches and very deserving But they left off: Thomas Raymond "Tom" Flores His Four (4) Super Bowls and One (1) AFL Championship are Elite and is the FIRST and ONLY person to have accomplished this as a Player, Assistant Coach and Head Coach with Five (5) Wins at the Highest Level In addition to those Five (5) Wins at the Highest Level, add a Runner-Up Super Bowl as a Contributor for a total of Six (6) Games at the Highest Level 55 years Professional Football: 1960 to Present 34 Years Player, Sports Columnist, Assistant Coach, Head Coach, Front Office, General Manager, Team President & Head Coach: 1960 to 1994 18 Years Sports Analyst/Broadcaster: 1997 to Present 28 Years Eligible for Induction into the Professional Football Hall of Fame: Since 1987 and counting (He returned to Coaching 21 Years Eligible for Induction into the Professional Football Hall of Fame: Since 1994 and counting FIRST: PLAYER / HEAD COACH In the 95 year history of Pro Football to win Super Bowls as a Player and Head Coach (The only other Player / Head Coach to equal this is Mike Ditka and Tony Dungy, they are the only 3 to do this, he was First) FIRST: PLAYER / ASSISTANT COACH / HEAD COACH In the 95 year history of Pro Football to win Super Bowls as a Player (Kansas City Chiefs), Assistant Coach and Head Coach (Raiders) (The only other Player / Assistant Coach / Head Coach to equal this is Mike Ditka, they are the only 2 to do this, he was First) FIRST & ONLY Individual in the 95 year history of Pro Football to have the most Super Bowls and Championship, Five (5) as a Player (Kansas City Chiefs - 2 {1 AFL Championship and 1 Super Bowl} ), Assistant Coach (Raiders - 1) and Head Coach (Raiders - 2) (No Player / Assistant Coach / Head Coach has accomplished this in the history of the league) FIRST: NOT JUST FOOTBALL....ALL MAJOR SPORTS TEAMS! Professional Football Hall of Fame officially recognized: "In the 30-year period 1963 - 1992, the Raiders' winning record of .661 with 285 victories, 146 losses and 11 ties RANKS AS THE BEST AMONG ALL MAJOR SPORTS TEAMS." Tom Flores played a MAJOR ROLE during those 30 years as a Player / Assistant Coach / Head Coach / Front Office / Leader FIRST & ONLY: "HE'S THE HYBRID OF ALL HYBRIDS" Professional Football Hall of Fame Vice President and Historian Joe Horrigan said about Tom Flores: "Tom was a player, coach and general manager," Horrigan said. "HE'S THE HYBRID OF ALL HYBRIDS." -- CONTINUED BELOW PART 2 see "ALL COMMENTS" click on "Read more":