Two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Tom Flores and standout pass receiver Drew Pearson are finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fames Class of 2021.
Flores, the first Hispanic coach in the NFL, was nominated in the brand-new coaches classification, and Pearson is a senior nominee.
Flores, 83, had a 105-90 career record with the Raiders and Seattle Seahawks. He took the Raiders to Super Bowl victories in 1981 and 1984.
Flores won 91 video games versus 56 losses (a 61.9% winning portion), including a record of 8-3 (.727) in the playoffs, during his nine seasons with the Raiders (3 in Oakland and 6 in Los Angeles). His career wins overall tracks just that of Hall of Famer John Madden in franchise history.
2 RelatedAn undrafted free representative, Pearson played his entire 11-year career with the Dallas Cowboys, making 3 All-Pro groups. He had 489 receptions for 7,822 yards (16 yards per catch). A member of the All-Decade group of the 1970s, Pearson played in 22 playoff games, making 68 catches and scoring 8 touchdowns. The 1977 Cowboys won the champion, with Pearson leading the NFL in getting lawns (870) that season.
Both Flores and Pearson will be considered for induction at the Halls choice committee meeting the day before the Super Bowl. To be elected, each must receive votes from 80% of the 48 members.
” Thank you for the call. You made my day, and you made my life,” a psychological Pearson, 69, said near the end of a call from Hall of Fame president and CEO David Baker on Tuesday. “How can I thank you? Im crying, and I have not sobbed in a long period of time. Pleased tears. Ive been awaiting this call for so long.”
An overall of 18 finalists will be considered: Flores, Pearson, a contributor (to be chosen Aug. 25), and 15 modern-era players to be determined later this year and in January.
The Class of 2021 will be formally preserved on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021.
2 RelatedAn undrafted complimentary representative, Pearson played his whole 11-year profession with the Dallas Cowboys, making 3 All-Pro groups. A member of the All-Decade team of the 1970s, Pearson played in 22 playoff video games, making 68 catches and scoring eight goals. You made my day, and you made my life,” a psychological Pearson, 69, said near the end of a call from Hall of Fame president and CEO David Baker on Tuesday.
