Javelina Hall of Fame
David Flores, a long-time sports journalist in South Texas and a former student member of the Texas A&I sports information staff, will be inducted into the Javelina Hall of Fame Feb. 1 in the Memorial Student Union Building on campus.
Flores, from Corpus Christi, attended Texas A&I in 1974-77.
While a student, he was editor and sports editor of the South Texan and received several awards from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.
He served as sports editor of the Kingsville Record in 1977-79 and then spent 31 years as assistant sports editor, sportswriter and sports columnist for the San Antonio Express-News.
Flores has been a sportswriter for KENS5, CBS-TV affiliate in San Antonio, since 2009.
He co-authored a book, “The Whole Enchilada”, with former Javelina athletic director and head football coach Ron Harms.
The book chronicled the College Football Hall of Fame coach’s career.
Flores received writing awards while with the Record, Express-News and KENS5.
He was the Lone Star Conference sportswriter of the year in 1982 and 2012 and was the Texas High School Sportswriter of the Year in 2002.
Flores was inducted into the National Hispanic Heritage Hall of Honor in 2010, the Laredo Latin American International Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Corpus Christi Miller High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
He is the father of a daughter, Lilia, and a son, Jesse.
