He made the Pro Football Hall of Fame in By Randall Williams. Tom Flores Flores had two lives in the NFL: one as a quarterback for 10 years, and the other as a coach for 24 more. Listen Now. A study showed that while Whether this speaks for interest within the community or a problem in who is given the opportunity. A article by the Desert Sun posited that at that time, only 1.
While these numbers are somewhat larger now, they are still minuscule when they are compared to the national population. A career-ending injury forced Eddie to retire after five years with the Washington Redskins where he played both offense as a halfback and defense.
Danny Villanueva. A news director and broadcasting executive, Villanueva was a co-founder of Univision, a major Spanish-language television network in the United States. Joe Arenas. He was a halfback and defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers from the to He was best known as a kickoff and punt returner.
His 4, career kick and punt return yards was the best in NFL history at the time of his retirement, and his career average of Arenas was, along with Tom Fears and Eddie Saenz, among the first Mexican-American players to achieve significant success in the sport of American football. Joe Aguirre. Joseph A. Daniel Sepulveda. He played college football for Baylor University, earned All-American honors twice, and was twice recognized as the best college punter.
Jorge Cordova. Norberto Garrido. Norberto Davidds-Garrido Jr. Both his parents are from Mexico making him a first generation Mexican American. Leo Araguz. Leobardo Jaime Araguz born January 18, is a former professional American football punter and kicker.
He holds the distinction of having the most punts in an NFL game, with He has one son, named Aaron James Araguz. Ronnie Cruz. Ronnie Valentin Cruz born June 11, is a former American football fullback. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in He played college football at Northern State University. Cruz has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys. Anthony Calvillo. He is professional football's all-time passing yards leader, and first in all-time CFL passing yards.
In his career, he passed for 79, yards and is one of seven professional quarterbacks to have completed over touchdown passes the others being Brett Favre, Warren Moon, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Tom Brady, and Drew Brees. The rate of Hispanic representation within the NFL, however, especially among players and coaches, remains far lower than the ethnic breakdown of the United States population.
This all comes despite a steady growth of Hispanic fandom over the last decade. There was an all-time high That growth can be traced to initiatives, strategic business campaigns and grassroots programs the league has implemented in recent years.
Davis, whose father is Black, identifies himself primarily as Mexican. On his right forearm, he has an Aztec warrior. His mother forbade contact sports when he was a child, so he played flag football and, eventually, ran track. His first dose of tackle football came his freshman year of high school, where his speed separated him from everyone else.
And it all starts from an early age, with just coming out and giving it a shot. He swam and played soccer and estimates that, to this day, he has played more soccer than football. Rugby was his first love, even playing for the Spanish national team. New York Giants left guard Will Hernandez was born into soccer. His father, Robert, played it professionally in Mexico.
But like so many Central American families seeking a better life, the Hernandezes moved north. And as Will grew interested in sports in Las Vegas, he played what his father played.
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