tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606518183888767302.post8050670042665568119..comments2023-10-29T06:18:57.802-07:00Comments on The Perez Factor: Tom Flores: His last year to get in the Pro Football Hall of FamePOP-9 Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03705482727231750613noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606518183888767302.post-25763265609294626862013-01-26T18:21:05.970-08:002013-01-26T18:21:05.970-08:00+ some people are racist (one reason tom flores is...+ some people are racist (one reason tom flores isnt in hal of fame)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161919393673624840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606518183888767302.post-22532420042298293422013-01-26T18:08:48.827-08:002013-01-26T18:08:48.827-08:00this sounds crazy as a raiders fan but i always li...this sounds crazy as a raiders fan but i always likrd tom flores more than john maddenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161919393673624840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606518183888767302.post-70908832821626990592011-08-04T14:24:43.310-07:002011-08-04T14:24:43.310-07:00"Thank You, greatly" Mr. Perez, Being th..."Thank You, greatly" Mr. Perez, Being that few Latinos are in charge of media outlets like yours (which, obviously denies the public the opportunity to read about the positive points of views of Latinos and Mexican Americans that have excelled above and beyond the norm, your glowing comments of Tom Flores and his accomplishments in pro football are appreciated by the thousands (no, tens of thousands) of Tom Flores fans.<br /><br />There is not more that I can add to your remarks other than to say that I have personally known the "coach" for over 25 years, first meeting him while I served as the public relations chairman for the Boy Scouts/Tom Flores Celebrity Golf Tournament in 1988. I didn't have the opportunity to know (and grow) to know Tom Flores during his quarterbacking and coaching years, but have the privilege of working with him in his philanthropic endeavors. It has been during those times that I have seen the character, class and dignity of this special man, and can see that special quality of excellence behind his commitment to the downtrodden, infirm and especially to the betterment of the youth in our country. He obviously has been a positive role model and source of inspiration to his colleagues and team players (many whose excellence on and off the field has already earned them a place in the Hall of Fame); but there are so many community, civic and government leaders who have also been inspired by his commitment to "community."<br /><br />I realize that the National Football League Hall of Fame voters do not take into consideration the quality of commitment to "community" when deciding who should be inducted (as is evident by some who are now members that have tainted the integrity of the HOF by their off-the-field activities since their induction); but obviously, a professional football person's overall commitment to excellence off the field as well is what makes most Americans proud of their sports heroes that have been inducted into that noble fraternity. <br /><br />As we witness the vitriol and mean-spirited manner in which America is responding to an immigration issue that needs a sound and humane resolution, I pray that Tom Flores will be considered by the HOF for induction this year, because I personally know thousands of football fans who are not Latino who admire Tom Flores solely for what he has done in the annals of America's number one sport.<br /><br />Once again, than you for pointing out to the rest of our nation that the HOF most definitely needs to induct the one person who I believe the Raiders had in mind when they coined their team's slogan, "A Commitment to Excellence."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09298569870962359507noreply@blogger.com