"You have to be happy for that man. Talk about Cinderella stories -- Chicano, worked at six, seven years old in the fields, became a fine athlete, on to Pacific, had a fine pro career and now, maybe the most important moment in his life." -- Dick Enberg, as the camera zoomed in on Raiders coach Tom Flores in the closing minutes of NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl XV on Jan. 25, 1981.
LAS VEGAS -- It was during the Raiders' run to a Super Bowl XVIII title, some three years after Enberg's soliloquy, when a pre-teen Danny Gonzalez noticed something about the stoic coach on the sideline wearing Silver and Black.