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Classic Sports Card of The Day

16 Nov

1961 Topps football card of former Oakland Raider quarterback Tom Flores, one of the early stars of the American Football League. He is one of only 20 players who lasted the entire 10 year existence of the AFL, as he also served as a backup QB in Buffalo and Kansas City. Flores is also one of the most underrated head coaches of all time, as he won a pair of Super Bowls while coaching the Raiders in the 1980s, where he became the first Hispanic head coach to win a championship. He and Mike Ditka are the only 2 people in NFL history to win Super Bowls as a player, assistant coach and head coach. He currently works as a commentator on the Raiders’ radio broadcasts.

 

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