He was something of a rarity as a player of Hispanic descent in the NFL from 1984 to 1992 .
He joins the Raiders ' Tom Flores as the only such head coaches to have participated in a Super Bowl .
He was something of a rarity as a player of Hispanic descent in the NFL from 1984 to 1992 , and he joins the Raiders ' Tom Flores as the only such head coaches to have participated in a Super Bowl .