How this pioneer made NFL history as the first Mexican Hall of Famer [Video]

Throughout the years, the National Football League has worked extensively to grow the game of football in Mexico — from playing a regular-season game each year in Mexico City, to starting up more youth programs in the country to get kids involved from a young age.

But there’s likely no better historical ambassador for the league in Mexico than Tom Fears, who was the first man born in Mexico to both become a head coach in the NFL and be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Born in Guadalajara, Fears was the son of a Mexican mother and a father who worked in Mexico, but was a U.S. citizen. Fears moved with his family to Los Angeles at the age of 6, and later, as a youth, started his journey in football.

After …