,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,january #cj1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,costa 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,soto1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 
,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,cox of ,california1   
,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,lee of 
,california1 and ,mr4 ,crdenas7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,,resolution    
,urging ,tom ,flores be inducted into   
the ,pro ,football ,hall of ,fame4      
,whereas ,tom ,flores was born on ,march
 #ba1 #aicg1 in ,fresno1 ,california2   
,whereas ,tom ,flores attended ,sanger  
,high ,school1 home of the ,apaches1    
from #aiej-aied1 and was voted ,sanger  
,athlete of the ,year in #aied2         
,whereas1 from #aied to #aief1 ,tom     
,flores played as quarterback and earned
 his associate degree from ,fresno ,city
 ,college2 ,whereas ,tom ,flores played 
as quarterback and graduated from the   
,university of the ,pacific in #aieh2   

,whereas1 in #aifj1 ,tom ,flores began  
his professional football career as a   
quarterback with the ,oakland ,raiders2 
,whereas ,tom ,flores was the first     
,hispanic starting quarterback in       
professional football history2 ,whereas1
 in #aifi1 ,tom ,flores signed with the 
,kansas ,city ,chiefs1 where he was a   
member of the ,super ,bowl ,championship
 team2 ,whereas ,tom ,flores retired    
after the #aigj season1 as the fifth    
leading passer in the ,american         
,football ,league's 7,,afl7 history2    
,whereas ,tom ,flores continued his     
professional football career as an      
assistant coach for the ,buffalo ,bills 
and the ,oakland ,raiders2 ,whereas1 in 
#aigg1 ,tom ,flores won ,super ,bowl    
,,xi as an assistant coach of the       
,oakland ,raiders under ,john ,madden2  
,whereas1 in #aigi1 ,tom ,flores became 
the head coach of the ,oakland ,raiders2
 ,whereas1 in #aiha1 ,tom ,flores won   
,super ,bowl ,,xv as head coach of the  
,oakland ,raiders2 ,whereas1 in #aiha1  

,sanger ,high ,school named their       
football stadium in honor of ,tom       
,flores and it is now known as the ,tom 
,flores ,stadium2 ,whereas1 in #aihb1   
,tom ,flores was named ,national        
,football ,league coach of the year2    
,whereas1 in #aihd1 ,tom ,flores won    
,super ,bowl ,,xviii as head coach of   
the ,los ,angeles ,raiders2 ,whereas1 in
 #aihh1 ,tom ,flores was inducted into  
the ,fresno ,county ,athletic ,hall of  
,fame2 ,whereas1 in #aihi1 ,tom ,flores 
left the ,raiders organization and      
became president and general manager of 
the ,seattle ,seahawks2 ,whereas1 in    
#aiib1 ,tom ,flores was the head coach  
of the ,seattle ,seahawks for three     
seasons2 ,whereas1 in #aiic1 ,tom       
,flores founded the ,tom ,flores ,youth 
,foundation1 which has raised nearly #b 
million to support the ,sanger ,unified 
,school ,district in science1 art1 and  
athletics2 ,whereas1 in #bjaj1 ,tom     
,flores was named one of ,fresno ,city  
,college's #ajj ,centennial ,stars2     

,whereas1 from #aiig to #bjah1 ,tom     
,flores served as a commentator for the 
,raiders ,radio ,network2 ,whereas ,tom 
,flores left professional football with 
a lifetime coaching record #ig-hg1 as   
well as an #h-c playoff record1 with #b 
,super ,bowl victories2 ,whereas ,tom   
,flores is only one of two people in    
,national ,football ,league 7,,nfl7     
history to win multiple ,super ,bowls as
 a player1 an assistant coach1 and a    
head coach2 ,whereas ,tom ,flores was   
the first ,hispanic quarterback in the  
,,afl1 the first ,hispanic coach to win 
a ,super ,bowl1 and in ,seattle1 the    
first ,hispanic general manager in the  
,,nfl2 and ,whereas ,tom ,flores has    
made invaluable contributions to his    
community1 ,state1 and the ,national    
,football ,league3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it ,that the ,house of ,representatives 
urges ,tom ,flores be inducted into the 
,pro ,football ,hall of ,fame4