Tom Flores, who coached the Raiders to championships in both Oakland and Los Angeles, made it all the way to Canton Saturday night.

Flores was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame at the NFL Honors event on his third attempt as a coaches candidate, receiving the mandatory 80 percent of the 48 selectors on a yes or no basis.

Also inducted was defensive back Charles Woodson, who was eligible for the first time after an illustrious 18-year career which began and ended with the Raiders and included seven years with the Green Bay Packers.

The rest of the Hall of Fame class included first-ballot selections in quarterback Peyton Manning (Colts, Broncos) and wide receiver Calvin Johnson (Lions), as well as 49ers general manager and standout safety John Lynch (Buccaneers, Broncos) and guard Alan Faneca (Steelers, Jets).

Dallas wide receiver Drew Pearson was chosen as a senior selection, with former Pittsburgh Steelers scout Bill Nunn as a contributor.

“I think I’ll have a drink,” Flores said when contacted by phone. “I’m just excited. It’s been crazy with everybody calling who wants to be the first to know. I’ve been trying to keep this thing quiet and it’s pretty tough to do. It’s not quiet any more, I know that. It’s exciting, and part of the journey — and it’s the best part of the journey.”

Awards were made official at the NFL Honors program.

Flores’ election was first reported by ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez. Flores said he has known he was elected for a week. Hall of Fame selectors as well as those elected are asked to keep the news under wraps until the day they are announced.

The last two years, Flores came up short, missing out on last year’s expanded “Centennial Class” in favor of Jimmy Johnson and Bill Cowher, and also two years ago when the format was different and he was up against former NFL players.

Flores joins John Madden, who was inducted in 2006, as Raiders coaches who have been enshrined. Al Davis, who was the Raiders head coach, general manager and eventually owner, was voted in to the Hall of Fame in 1992.

This year’s Hall of Fame class is scheduled to be inducted during the first week of August in Canton, Ohio.

Flores was head coach of the Raiders for nine seasons, named by Al Davis as the successor for John Madden after he retired after the 1978 season. He was the first Latino head coach to win a Super Bowl.

The Raiders won the Super Bowl twice under Flores following the 1980 and 1983 season. The first came when the Raiders became the first wild card team to win a championship, 27-10 over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XV in New Orleans.

It was no normal season, given the Raiders had traded popular starting quarterback Ken Stabler in the offseason and Jim Plunkett emerged from the bench to replace an injured Dan Pastorini, who arrived in the trade for Stabler.

There was also the cloud of an impending move to Los Angeles, with owner Al Davis involved in a lawsuit against Pete Rozelle and the NFL. The Raiders moved to Los Angeles following the 1981 season.

“I’m not sure it works with anybody else,” former Raiders linebacker Matt Millen said of Flores’ leadership in 2019. “In that era you could stockpile some strong personalities, but it had to work from the top. And Tom was a guy who didn’t feel like he had to be in control all the time.”

The environment, Flores said in a 2017 interview, was a challenge.

“You’re in Las Angeles. You’re in tinsel town,” Flores said. “All of a sudden you’ve got people doing stuff the would never do in Oakland. You’ve got to live with that.”

In 1983, the Raiders blew out Washington 38-9, a team which entered the game having scored the most points in NFL history, in Tampa.

The Raiders postseason run was one of the most convincing in NFL history, with wins over Pittsburgh (38-10) and Seattle (30-14) before demolishing Washington.

The Raiders won 11 or more games four times in Flores’ nine seasons.

A former quarterback for the Raiders when Davis was head coach, Flores, a Fresno native, also earned a Super Bowl ring as a Raiders assistant following the 1976 season under Madden and as a player backing up Len Dawson for the Kansas City Chiefs following the 1969 season.

Upon retirement from the Raiders, was coaxed back into coaching by the Seattle Seahawks in 1992 but was 14-34 in three seasons — a career move which likely slowed his ascension to the Hall of Fame.

In all, Flores was 97-87 in his career overall including 8-3 in the playoffs. His regular-season record with the Raiders as head coach was 84-53 in the regular season.

From 1987 through 2018, Flores was a radio analyst for Raiders games on the radio with play-by-play man Greg Papa.

Woodson, 44, was the No. 4 pick in the NFL draft by Raiders’ owner Al Davis in 1998 after quarterbacks Peyton Manning (Colts), Ryan Leaf (Chargers) and defensive end Andre Wadsworth (Cardinals).

He arrived as the Heisman Trophy winner out of Michigan — the first defensive player to be so honored. An instant starter and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, Woodson, along with trade acquisition Eric Allen as the other starting cornerback, helped the Raiders go from 4-12 to 8-8 under first-year coach Jon Gruden.

As Hall of Fame candidates go, Woodson’s resume is beyond reproach and includes the following:

— NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2009.

— A total of 65 interceptions which ranks as fifth all-time and second since the merger to Rod Woodson.

— Tied for first in all-time defensive touchdowns with 13, tying Rod Woodson and Darren Sharper.

— Four times selected as first-team All-Pro and nine times voted in to the Pro Bowl.

— Only player in NFL history with 20 or more sacks (he had 20) and 50 or more interceptions.

Woodson, whose ball-stripping skills were among the NFL’s best, also forced 33 fumbles in his NFL career and was a sudden and sure tackler.

During his first tenure with the Raiders from 1998 through 2005, Woodson made four Pro Bowls but battled injuries and unapologetically relied on his athletic ability. He snoozed during film sessions and talked of playing with a “blank slate” to rely on that skill rather than gathering as much information in advance as possible.

Twice given the franchise tag by Davis, Woodson hit the open market after the 2009 season after playing in 19 games over two seasons for which he was paid just over $19 million. He found no takers, with interest from Gruden and Tampa Bay never materializing.

Although Woodson had no desire to play in Green Bay, he eventually agreed to a seven-year, $52 million deal and it turned out to be a move in which he went from a very good player to an unquestioned great.

Woodson won his Defensive Player of the Year award in 2009 and was a Super Bowl champion the following year, although he broke his collarbone breaking up a pass before halftime. Following a passionate halftime speech exhorting his teammates, Woodson spent the second half cheering on his teammates.

After a 2012 season in which he played seven games due to injury, Woodson was released, hit free agency as a 37-year-old safety and made his way back to the Raiders and general manager Reggie McKenzie, who had been a personnel executive with the Packers.

Woodson played his final three seasons with the Raiders, making all 48 starts. In all, he played in 254 games — 154 with the Raiders and 100 with the Packers — and built his case for the Hall of Fame largely on what was accomplished in Green Bay.