Richard R. Flores

Inducted: 1992
Hometown: Edinburg
High School: Edinburg High School
Best Known for: Coach-Football

One of the greatest coaches in history, Flores went 121-37-3 with Rio Hondo, Lyford and his alma mater Edinburg High School, leading the Bobcats to nine playoff wins and two state quarterfinal appearances in the 1980s.

With Rio Hondo, Flores took a club that had been 0-10 his first season to back-to-back district titles in 1972-73, and later guided the Bobcats to eight playoff trips, grooming future head coaches Robert Vela, Robert Alaniz, Mario Lopez, among others.

In a 25-year career as coach and athletics director, Flores was one of the leading proponents of Valley football on the state level, helping develop the City of Palms Football Clinic and magazine, and several other collaborative endeavors.

He came out of retirement in 2006 to serve as interim athletics director of the PSJA district, showing that his flair for organization and excellence had not waned a bit.