There is a serious backlog of Hall of Fame worthy players. Each year that passes, another crop of Hall of Fame worthy players becomes eligible, pushing that backlog farther into the forgotten. One of the most longstanding egregious omissions is Tom Flores.
The two-time Super Bowl winning head coach is one of just three multiple Super Bowl winning head coaches to not be enshrined in the Hall of Fame along with George Seifert and Jimmy Johnson. Flores has been waiting longer to hear his name called than the other two. The Hispanic American also carries the distinction of being the first minority head coach in NFL history and first to to win a Super Bowl.