09/06/2021
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A "Welcome Home Celebration" will be held in Sanger on Saturday, Sept. 18 honoring the Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach and Sanger Native
Flores, who was the first Latino quarterback in professional football and the first Latino to coach a Super Bowl champion when he led the Raiders to NFL titles in the 1980 and '83 seasons, finally made the Hall of Fame cut on his third time as a finalist
After falling short in heartbreaking fashion in 2020, he again received nomination as the lone coaching finalist for 2021
As it turns out, Flores actually knew he made the Hall of Fame the week before the Feb. 6 announcement
That's when David Baker, the president/CEO of the Pro Football Hall in Canton, Ohio, showed up at the front door of Flores' Coachella Valley home
So Sanger's favorite son had to remain tight-lipped for a week until the NFL Honors show the night before the Super Bowl
Congratulations once again to Tom Flores, and yes he will be here for the celebration!
The event is sponsored by and will begin at 5 p.m. and go until 9 p.m., there will be food vendors, music, and free Tom Flores merchandise, for more information contact the Sanger Chamber of Commerce at (559) 875-4575
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