Tom Flores' Tales from the Oakland Raiders
(softcover)
by Tom Flores with Matt Fulks

9781596702486

Price: $15.95

Description
Not only did Tom Flores coach the Oakland Raiders to two Super Bowl championships, he was also the first starting quarterback in the team’s history. During his three and a half decades in the game he has come into contact with innumerable characters and colorful personalities from around the world of professional football. In Tom Flores’s Tales from the Oakland Raiders he provides behind-the-scenes humor from greats such as former coach and owner Al Davis and coach Eddie Erdelatz, as well as players such as Marcus Allen, George Blanda, Howie Long, Jack Tatum, Billy Cannon, Jim Otto, John Matuszak, and Bo Jackson. Featuring a foreword written by Super Bowl XV Most Valuable Player Jim Plunkett, Tom Flores’s Tales from the Oakland Raiders also offers details on the franchise’s Super Bowl championships, making it essential reading for followers of the Silver and Black.

About the Authors
Tom Flores spent 35 years in the NFL in various capacities. He played for the Oakland Raiders from 1960-61, again from 1963-66, and was an assistant coach for four years. He was then head coach for the Raiders from 1979-87 where he compiled a regular-season record of 83-53 and won two Super Bowl championships. He was nominated for the National Football Hall of Fame in 2001 and currently does radio color commentary for the Raiders. Flores and his wife Barbara have twin sons, Mark and Scott, a daughter, Kim, and four grandchildren.

Matt Fulks started his journalism career while attending Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. Since then he has been involved in every form of media, including work with WSMV-TV (Nashville’s NBC affiliate), WAKM radio, and the Review-Appeal newspaper. Fulks is currently a regular contributor for various publications, including a weekly newspaper column, “Behind the Stats,” which focuses on inspirational stories from the world of sports. He is also the author or co-author of six other books, including Behind the Stats: Tennessee’s Coaching Legends and Super Bowl Sunday, which he compiled in association with CBS Sports. Fulks lives in the Kansas City area with his wife Libby, their children Helen and Charlie, and their Doberman retriever.

2007 * 238 * b/w photos throughout
5.5x8.25