Flores was also the first Mexican starting quarterback and the first minority head coach in professional football history to win a Super Bowl.

Although it may not be officially sourced, Flores is also noted as the only head coach to win a Super Bowl with the same team in two cities in Oakland (1980) and Los Angeles (1983).

He was cut by the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL in 1958, after which he played with the Bakersfield Spoilers (Semi-Pro) football team.

He was named the Raiders' starter early that season, becoming the first-ever Hispanic starting quarterback in professional football.

There he was third-string quarterback behind fellow Hall of Famer Len Dawson and Mike Livingston on the Chiefs' Super Bowl Championship team.

In 1980, Flores led the Raiders as a wild card playoff team to win the Super Bowl XV championship over the Philadelphia Eagles, 27–10.

While he appreciated the time spent with the Raiders, Flores once stated that he believed his lack of induction in the Pro Football Hall of Fame was because of the "dominating force" cast by Davis.

[6] After the 1991 season, head coach Chuck Knox agreed to part ways after meeting with Flores and the owner.

[7] In the offseason, the team elected to move on from Dave Krieg as quarterback that left a roster of Kelly Stouffer, Stan Gelbaugh, and Dan McGwire.

From 1997 until 2018, Flores was a color commentator alongside play-by-play announcer Greg Papa for the Raiders Radio Network.

He heads the Tom Flores Youth Foundation, which benefits the K-8th grades in the Sanger School district in the fields of art, science, and sports.

In July 2011, Flores received the Roberto Clemente Award for Sports Excellence that is given by the National Council of La Raza for contributions in society by an Hispanic athlete.

[14] In 2021, Flores was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, alongside former Raider Charles Woodson, Peyton Manning and five others.