SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Former NFL star Jim Plunkett was honored Monday by the California Legislature with a Latino Spirit Award.
Plunkett quarterbacked the Oakland Raiders to victory in the 1981 Super Bowl, when he was the game's MVP, and again in 1984 after the Raiders moved to Los Angeles. At Stanford, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1970.
Plunkett grew up in San Jose and spent most of his adolescence caring for his parents, both of whom were blind, by working odd-jobs.
The Latino Spirit Award lauds achievements in education, the arts, business, public service and sports.
Plunkett is one of the best.I love the way he carries himself and how professional he is.I cant believe he's not in the hall of fame yet. What a shame.
Love Plunkett and it is ridiculous that he is not in the HOF!
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