Al Davis continued to break barriers at the end of the 1970’s by - TopicsExpress



          

Al Davis continued to break barriers at the end of the 1970’s by hiring former quarterback and longtime assistant Tom Flores as the first Latino head coach in NFL history. Flores, along with Jim Plunkett, who was the only Latino starting QB in the league, won two Super Bowls together, the second after the team relocated to Los Angeles. The combination of a Latino head coach, Latino quarterback and relocation to predominantly-Latino Los Angeles quickly made the Raiders a massively popular sports franchise and brand in the Latino community throughout California and much of the Southwest, something that continues to this day. justblogbaby/2015/01/19/al-davis-early-champion-martin-luther-kings-dream-pro-football/
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:40:58 +0000

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