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- Tom Flores revealed in his Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement speech 61 years later that his mother cried when he told her he would become a pro football player. She expected he’d become a teacher all along.
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Aug 12, 2022 · Tom Flores revealed in his Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement speech 61 years later that his mother cried when he told her he would become a pro football player. She expected he’d become a teacher all along.
Aug 9, 2021 · “My mother cried when I told her I was going to play professionally instead of coming home to be a teacher as I had studied for in college,” he said with a slight catch in his voice.
- sam.farmer@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
In his speech, Flores spoke about his mother was so happy he got a college education and that he was going to be a teacher. She cried when she found out he was going to be a football player instead. Ultimately, she was his biggest supporter and felt he was a teacher – he taught his players.
Pro Football Hall of Fame. Thomas Raymond Flores (born March 21, 1937) is an American former professional football player in the American Football League (AFL) and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a quarterback for nine seasons in the AFL, primarily with the Oakland Raiders.
Tom Flores was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1971 to 1994, finishing his career as the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
Aug 6, 2021 · Flores said. “So I ran it by a friend of mine and they ran it by Mark, and he was ecstatic when I called him and asked him. I said I would like your mom, and he started crying.”
“He was proud that you had won the Super Bowl,” Flores remembers one man telling him. “He was so proud that your last name was Flores and you are a Latino, and he cried.” Stunned, Flores replied, “I don’t think my mom and dad cried, and they were my mom and dad.’ That’s when I really got the feeling that it’s way beyond me.
