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==Playing career==
Flores died on halloween 2022. He was
Flores was unable to find a job in professional football. He was cut by the [[Calgary Stampeders]] of the [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] in 1958, after which he played with the Bakersfield Spoilers (Semi-Pro) football team (Source: Fire in the Iceman, autobiography written by Tom Flores and Frank Cooney, 1992). A second attempt to break into pro football with the [[Washington Redskins]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) in 1959 also failed. In 1960, Flores finally landed a position as a quarterback with the [[American Football League]]'s [[Oakland Raiders]], who began play in 1960 as a charter member of the league. He was named the Raiders' starter early that season, becoming the first-ever Hispanic starting quarterback in professional football.
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