Seattle Seahawks | |||||
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Established 1976 Play in CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington Headquartered in the Virginia Mason Athletic Center Renton, Washington | |||||
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National Football League (1976–present)
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Team colors | Steel Blue, Dark Navy, Neon Green, White
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Mascot | Blitz, and Taima the hawk | ||||
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Owner(s) | Jody Allen | ||||
Chairman | Jody Allen | ||||
CEO | Peter McLoughlin | ||||
General manager | John Schneider | ||||
Head coach | Pete Carroll | ||||
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The 'Hawks
The Blue Wave The Legion of Boom | |||||
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League championships (1)
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Conference championships (2)
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Division championships (8) | |||||
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The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The team, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, joined the NFL in 1976 as expansion teams.
PLAYERS | COACHES | SCORES | IMAGES | SEASONS |
Seattle is the only team to have played in both the AFC (American Football Conference) and NFC Championship Games. The Seahawks' only Super Bowl appearance was in 2006 for Super Bowl XL. In 2010, they became the first ever NFL team to win a division title or a playoff berth in a complete season with a record below .500 (7-9). Six days after clinching their division, they also became the first NFL team to win a playoff game with a 7-9 record, as they defeated the defending champion New Orleans Saints 41-36.
Franchise history[]
On June 15, 1972, Seattle Professional Football Inc., a group of Seattle business and community leaders, announced its intention to acquire an NFL franchise for the city of Seattle, WA.[1] Around two years later on June 4, 1974, the NFL gave the city an expansion franchise. On December 5, 1974, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle announced the official signing of the franchise agreement by Lloyd W. Nordstrom, representing the Nordstrom family as majority partners for the consortium. Nordstrom died of a heart attack before the Seahawks played their first game.[2]
On March 5, 1975, John Thompson, former Executive Director of the NFL Management Council and a former Washington Husky executive, was hired as the general manager of the currently unnamed team. The name Seattle Seahawks ("Seahawk", another name for osprey) was selected on June 17, 1975 after a public naming contest which drew more than 20,000 entries and over 1,700 different names. The name "Seahawks" was in particular entered by Peninsula High School, who were the original Seahawks. Thompson recruited and hired Jack Patera, a Minnesota Vikings assistant coach, to be the first head coach of the Seahawks. Patera was introduced as the new head coach at a press conference on January 3, 1976. The expansion draft was held March 30–31, 1976, with Seattle and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers alternating picks for rounds selecting unprotected players from the other 26 teams in the league.[3] The Seahawks were awarded the 2nd overall pick in the 1976 draft, a pick they used on defensive tackle Steve Niehaus. The team took the field for the first time on August 1, 1976 in a pre-season game against the San Francisco 49ers in the then newly constructed Kingdome.
The Seahawks are the only NFL team to switch conferences twice in the post-merger era. The franchise began play in 1976 in the NFC West division but switched conferences with the Buccaneers after one season and joined the AFC West. This realignment was dictated by the league as part of the 1976 expansion plan, so that both expansion teams could play each other twice and every other NFL franchise once during their first two seasons. In 2002, the Seahawks were returned to the NFC West as part of an NFL realignment plan that gave each conference four balanced divisions of four teams each. This was done after the Houston Texans were added as the thirty-second team. This realignment restored the AFC West to its initial post-merger roster of original AFL teams Denver, San Diego, Kansas City, and Oakland.
Seattle has won seven division titles in their franchise history: the 1988 and 1999 AFC West titles, and the 2004-2007 and 2010 NFC West titles. They won the NFC Championship Game in 2005, and went on to lose in the Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers (though it was not without controversy as NFL Films has Super Bowl XL at number 8 on its top ten list of controversial calls[4]). Before 2005, Seattle had the longest drought of playoff victories of any NFL team, dating back to the 1984 season. That drought was ended with a 20–10 win over the Washington Redskins in the 2005 playoffs. The all-time Seahawks playoff record is 7-10.
The Seahawks became the first team in the history of the NFL to win their division and a playoff spot with a losing record (7-9) in a non-strike shortened year. They subsequently stunned the defending Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints 41-36 for a win in the first round, but lost in the following week to the Chicago Bears 35-24.
Super Bowl appearances[]
2005 season: The Seahawks lost Super Bowl XL 10-21 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[]
2013 season: The Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII 43-8 against the Denver Broncos.[]
Kickoff occurred at 6:32 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00).[115] On Denver's first play after receiving the opening kickoff, center Manny Ramirez snapped the ball while Peyton Manning was shifting forward (from shotgun formation) in the process of calling an audible, resulting in the ball going past Manning into the end zone. Running back Knowshon Moreno recovered the ball to prevent a Seattle touchdown, but he was downed for a safety to give the Seahawks a 2–0 lead.[116] Seattle's score just 12 seconds into the game was the quickest to start a game in Super Bowl history.[117] Following the free kick, receiver Percy Harvin gained 30 yards on an end around run to set up Steven Hauschka's 31-yard field goal, making the score 5–0. Denver was forced to a three-and-out on their next drive, and after the Denver punt, Russell Wilson completed a 37-yard pass to Doug Baldwin, leading to another Haushchka field goal, this one from 33 yards, that increased the lead to 8–0. On the third play of Denver's ensuing possession, Manning was intercepted by Kam Chancellor, giving Seattle a first down on the Denver 37. Aided by a 15-yard run from Harvin on the first play, Seattle quickly got the ball into the red zone. The Broncos defense eventually managed to force an incomplete pass on third down, but defensive back Tony Carter was flagged for pass interference in the end zone, giving Seattle a first down at the one. One play later, Marshawn Lynch crashed into the end zone, hitting the line so effectively that he ended the play on his feet, scoring a 1-yard touchdown run that made the score 15–0 three minutes into the second quarter.[118]
At this point, the Broncos offense finally managed to get moving, picking up a first down for the first time in the game at 10:37 and moving the ball to the Seattle 35. But on third-and-13, Manning was hit as he tried to throw a pass to Moreno, causing a high short floater that was intercepted by linebacker Malcolm Smith and returned 69 yards for a touchdown. After Seattle's kickoff, Denver mounted a drive to the Seahawks's 19-yard line, aided by Demaryius Thomas's 19-yard reception on third down and 5. With just over a minute left in the half, Denver faced fourth-and-2. Rather than kick a field goal, they tried to pick up a first down, but Manning's pass was incomplete and the score would remain 22–0 at the end of the half. The 22-point deficit was the largest faced by the Broncos all season.[119] It was also the third-largest halftime deficit in Super Bowl history, and the previous two were also against the Broncos – the Redskins led the Broncos 35–10 in Super Bowl XXII and the 49ers led the Broncos 27–3 in Super Bowl XXIV.
In order to avoid a big kickoff return, Matt Prater kicked the second half kickoff short, hitting the ground at the Seattle 12-yard line. But it did not stop Harvin from picking the ball out of the air and taking off for an 87-yard touchdown return that increased Seattle's lead to 29–0. The touchdown took place 12 seconds into the second half, exactly the same amount of time that the Seahawks took to score the safety in the first half. It was also the first time that consecutive Super Bowls had featured a second half kickoff that was returned for a touchdown (Jacoby Jones' return in Super Bowl XLVII being the previous one), as well as the first time consecutive Super Bowls had kickoff returns for touchdowns. After an exchange of punts, Eric Decker gave Denver good field position with a 9-yard return to the Denver 45. Two plays later, Manning completed a 23-yard pass to Thomas, but cornerback Byron Maxwell knocked the ball out of his hands and Malcolm Smith recovered it, returning the ball seven yards. An unnecessary roughness penalty against Denver added 15 more yards onto the end of the play, giving Seattle the ball at the Denver 42-yard line. Then Russell Wilson hit tight end Luke Willson for a 12-yard completion on third-and-7 and later completed a 19-yard pass to Ricardo Lockette. On the next play, he threw a short pass to Jermaine Kearse, who broke four tackles as he took off for a 23-yard touchdown reception bringing the score to 36–0.[120]
Denver finally managed to respond on their next drive, advancing the ball 80 yards as Manning completed six consecutive passes, including a 22-yard completion to Wes Welker, and finishing the drive with a 14-yard touchdown toss to Thomas on the last play of the third quarter. Then Welker caught a pass for a successful 2-point conversion, cutting the score to 36–8. However, any momentum Denver might have gained was quickly snuffed out as Seattle tight end Zach Miller recovered Prater's onside kick attempt on his own 48-yard line. He also caught a 10-yard reception as the Seahawks subsequently drove 52 yards, featuring a 24-yard reception by Kearse, and scoring on Wilson's 10-yard touchdown pass to Baldwin, increasing their lead to 43–8. There were more than 11 minutes left in the game, but this would be the final score, as Denver's last three drives would result in a turnover on downs, a Manning fumble that was forced and recovered by Seattle defensive end Chris Clemons (the only sack of the game for either team), and time expiring in the game.[121]
Wilson finished the game 18/25 for 206 yards and two touchdowns. Baldwin was his top receiver with five catches for 66 yards and a score, while Kearse added four catches for 65 and a touchdown. In addition to his 87-yard kickoff return touchdown, Harvin was Seattle's leading rusher with 45 yards, even though he only carried the ball twice. Chancellor had nine tackles and an interception. Manning completed 34/49 passes for 280 yards and a touchdown, with two interceptions. His top target was Thomas, who caught 13 passes (a Super Bowl record) for 118 yards and a touchdown. Welker added eight receptions for 84 yards. Linebacker Danny Trevathan had 12 tackles. Moreno was Denver's leading rusher, but with just 17 yards. Overall, Denver's record setting offense gained only 306 yards, with just 27 yards on the ground.[122]
The Seattle Seahawks celebrate their Super Bowl XLVIII victory
The Seahawks' LB Malcolm Smith was named the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player.[117] Denver fell to 2–5 in Super Bowls, while five-time league MVP Manning dropped to 11–12 in the playoffs, and 1–2 in the Super Bowl.[117] Including Denver's loss, none of the eight highest-scoring teams in league history won a Super Bowl in the same season, and all four teams who entered the championship with the league's leading passer lost the game.[13] Manning's 34 completions and Thomas' 13 receptions were both Super Bowl records.[123][124]
With touchdowns scored on offense, defense, and special teams, the Seahawks became the first team since the Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV to do so. Teams with an interception return for a touchdown also stayed perfect, improving to 12–0 in Super Bowls. As a result of scoring their safety 12 seconds into the game and subsequently never relinquishing the lead, the Seahawks set a Super Bowl record for holding a lead continuously for the longest time (59:48).
Season | Coach | Location | Stadium | Opponent | Result | Record |
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2005 | Mike Holmgren | Detroit, MI | Ford Field | Pittsburgh Steelers | L, 10-21 | 15-4 |
2013 | Pete Carroll | East Rutherford, NJ | MetLife Stadium | Denver Broncos | W, 43-8 | 16-3 |
Total Super Bowls won: | 1 |
As a tribute to the raucous fans that made the Kingdome the loudest stadium in the NFL the Seahawks retired the number 12 on December 15, 1984. Since then #12 Jerseys have been sold by the team and worn by Seahawk fans, often with the name "Fan" on the back. The Seahawks also have a ceremony before each home game where a flag bearing the #12 is raised by a prominent individual. In the 2005 season the fans were again making a difference in games and were recognized with the presentation of a special game ball for their efforts in a game against the New York Giants, a game in which the Giants committed 11 false start penalties in large part because of the crowd noise.[5]
The team's use of the phrase "12th Man" was in a legal limbo for a while between the 2005 and 2006 season when Texas A&M University sued the team for trademark infringement. Before going to trial, both parties settled out of court with Seattle agreeing to acknowledge ownership rights to the 12th Man slogan to A&M. In return the Seahawks were allowed to continue to use the phrase.[6]
Starting in the 1998 season, Blitz has been the Seahawks' official mascot. In the 2003 and 2004 seasons, a hawk named Faith would fly around the stadium just before the team came out of the tunnel. However, because of her relative small size and an inability to be trained to lead the team out of a tunnel, Faith was replaced by an augur hawk named Taima before the start of the 2005 season. Taima started leading the team out of the tunnel in September 2006.[7]
Headquarters and training camps[]
During the Seahawks' first ten seasons (1976–85), the team's headquarters was at Carillon Point on the shores of Lake Washington. The summer training camps were initially held at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, just southwest of Spokane. When the team's new headquarters across town in Kirkland were completed in 1986, the Seahawks held training camp at home for the next eleven seasons (1986–96), staying in the dormitories of the adjacent Northwest College. In Dennis Erickson's third season as head coach, the team returned to the hotter and more isolated Cheney in 1997, where they held training camp through 2006. In 2007, training camp returned to their Kirkland facility, because of the scheduled China Bowl game that was later canceled. In 2008, the Seahawks held the first three weeks of camp in Kirkland, then moved to the new 19 acres (76,890 m2) Virginia Mason Athletic Center (VMAC) on August 18 for the final week of training camp. The new facility, adjacent to Lake Washington in Renton, has four full-size practice fields: three natural grass outdoors and one FieldTurf indoors.[8][9]
Logos and uniforms[]
When the Seahawks debuted in 1976, the team's logo was a stylized royal blue and forest green hawk's head based on Northwestern tribal art. The helmet and pants were silver while the home uniforms were royal blue with white, blue and green arm stripes. The road uniform was white with blue and green arm stripes. Black shoes were worn for the first several seasons, one of the few NFL teams that did in the late 1970s.
In 1983, coinciding with the arrival of Chuck Knox as head coach, the uniforms were updated slightly. The striping on the arms now incorporated the Seahawks logo, and the TV numbers moved onto the shoulders. Helmet facemasks changed from gray to blue. Also, the socks went solid blue at the top, white on bottom.
In 2002, to coincide with the team moving to the NFC as well as the opening of Seahawks Stadium (which would later be renamed Qwest Field), both the logo and the uniforms were heavily redesigned. The Wordmark was designed by Mark Verlander and the logo was designed by NFL Properties in-house design team. The colors were modified to a lighter "Seahawks Blue", a darker "Seahawks Navy" and lime green piping. The helmets also were changed from silver to the lighter "Seahawks Blue" color after a fan poll was conducted. The logo artwork was also subtly altered, with an arched eyebrow and a forward-facing pupil suggesting a more aggressive-looking bird. At first, the team had planned to wear silver helmets at home and blue helmets on the road, but since NFL rules forbid the use of multiple helmets, the team held the fan poll to decide which color helmet would be worn. The team has usually worn all blue at home and all white on the road since 2003, but late in the 2009 season, the Seahawks wore the white jersey-blue pants combo. The blue jersey and white pants combo has been worn for only one regular season game, the 2005 season opener at the Jacksonville Jaguars, while the white jersey and blue pants combination has not been worn regularly since late in the 2002 season, with the exception of late in the 2009 season. In 2009, the Seahawks once again wore the white jersey and blue pants combination for road games at Minnesota (November 22), St. Louis (November 29), Houston (December 13) and Green Bay (December 27).
The Seahawks wore their home blues during Super Bowl XL despite being designated as the visitor, since the Pittsburgh Steelers, the designated home team, elected to wear their white jerseys.
With the Oakland Raiders wearing their white jerseys at home for the first time ever in a game against the San Diego Chargers on September 28, 2008, the Seahawks have become the only NFL team to have never worn their white jerseys at home.
On September 27, 2009, the Seahawks wore lime green jerseys for the first time, paired with new dark navy blue pants in a game against the Chicago Bears. The jerseys were designed in honor[citation needed] of the new Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders FC who also wear a green jersey with blue pants (or in SSFCs case, shorts). On December 6, 2009, the Seahawks wore their Seahawks blue jersey with the new dark navy blue pants for the first time, in a game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Seahawks broke out the same combo two weeks later against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and two weeks after that in the 2009 regular season finale against the Tennessee Titans. In December 2009, then-coach Jim Mora announced that the new lime green jerseys were being retired because the team did not win in them, because he liked the home jerseys better, and added that the home jersey is a better match for the navy pants. In the same press conference, he stated that the new navy pants "felt better" on players as opposed to the Seahawks blue pants. For the 2010 season, Seattle returned to the traditional all "Seahawks Blue" at home and all white on the road.
Seasons[]
As of 2009, the Seattle Seahawks have competed in 33 NFL seasons, dating back to their expansion year of 1976. The team has compiled a 250–266 record (257–276 counting the playoffs) for a .484 winning percentage (.482 counting the playoffs). Seattle has reached the playoffs in eleven separate seasons, including in the 2005-2006 when they lost Super Bowl XL to the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the 2010-2011 season, the Seahawks became the first team in NFL history to earn a spot in the playoffs with a losing record (7-9, .438); that year, 7 teams in the NFL with a record of 7-9 or better did not make the playoffs, including two 10-6 teams.
Team records[]
During the 2005 season the Seattle Seahawks had one of the most potent offenses in the League, they would hold the record for Most Points Scored (564) in a single season as well as Highest Scoring Team (45.6 PPG)in a single season until the 2007 season when the New England Patriots would break the record.
Players of note[]
35th Anniversary Team (2010)[]
Player | Position | Number | Years |
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Matt Hasselbeck | 2001–present | ||
Shaun Alexander | 2000–2007 | ||
Mack Strong | 1993–2007 | ||
John Carlson | 2008–present | ||
Steve Largent | 1976–1989 | ||
Brian Blades | 1988–1998 | ||
Bobby Engram | 2001–2008 | ||
Walter Jones | 1997–2009 | ||
Steve Hutchinson | 2001–2005 | ||
Robbie Tobeck | 2000–2006 | ||
Bryan Millard | 1984–1991 | ||
Howard Ballard | 1994–1998 | ||
Jacob Green | 1980–1992 | ||
Michael Sinclair | 1991–2001 | ||
Cortez Kennedy | 1990–2000 | ||
Joe Nash | 1982–1996 | ||
Chad Brown | 1997–2004 | ||
Rufus Porter | 1988–1994 | ||
Fredd Young | 1984–1987 | ||
Lofa Tatupu | 2005–present | ||
Marcus Trufant | 2003–present | ||
Dave Brown | 1976–1986 | ||
Shawn Springs | 1997–2003 | ||
Kenny Easley | 1981–1987 | ||
Eugene Robinson | 1985–1995 | ||
Norm Johnson | 1982–1990 | ||
Rick Tuten | 1991–1997 | ||
Steve Broussard | 1995–1998 | ||
Nate Burleson | 2006–2009 |
Current roster[]
Pro Football Hall of Famers[]
Player | Years played for the Seahawks | Year inducted |
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Franco Harris | ||
Steve Largent | ||
Carl Eller | ||
Warren Moon | ||
John Randle | ||
Jerry Rice |
Note: Although Mike McCormack served as head coach, president, and general manager for the Seahawks, he is only listed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for his contributions as a tackle for the New York Yanks and the Cleveland Browns.
Retired numbers[]
- 12—Fans (12th Man) in 1984
- 71—LT Walter Jones in 2010
- 80—WR Steve Largent in 1996 (though retired, Jerry Rice wore #80 for his 2004 stint with the Seahawks with Largent's permission)
- Several other players and individuals related to the team have been honored by their induction into the Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor
Front office and coaching staff[]
Current staff[]
Seattle Seahawks staff
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AFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ • North: BAL · CIN · CLE · PIT • South: HOU · IND · JAC · TEN • West: DEN · KC · OAK · SD NFC East: DAL · NYG · PHI · WAS • North: CHI · DET · GB · MIN • South: ATL · CAR · NO · TB • West: ARI · STL · SF · SEA |
Sea Gals (Cheerleaders)[]
The Seahawks cheerleaders are called the Sea Gals.[11] During the off-season, a select performing group from the Sea Gals travel parades and with other NFL Cheerleaders on the road.
12th man[]
The term "12th Man" was coined and marketed to represent Texas A&M Aggies fans after the 1922 Dixie Classic. While intellectual property laws recognize such common law uses in trademark disputes, the official registration of the mark was not filed by Texas A&M (U.S. Reg. No. 1948306) until September 1990, and later significantly bolstered by the passage of the Federal Dilution Trademark Act of 1995. This law allowed Texas A&M to use potential damage to the trademark through dilution as a justification in its lawsuit against the Seattle Seahawks. According to statements made by Texas A&M officials, they sent requests to stop using the phrase to the Seattle Seahawks (2004, 2005), Buffalo Bills (undated), and the Chicago Bears (undated). Both the Bills and the Bears responded to the requests stating they would no longer use the phrase, however the Seahawks failed to respond to the request.
In January 2006, Texas A&M filed suit against the Seattle Seahawks to protect the trademark and in May 2006, the dispute was settled out of court. In the agreement, Texas A&M licensed the Seahawks to continue using the phrase "12th Man" in exchange for a licensing fee and public acknowledgement by the NFL franchise as to Texas A&M's ownership of the phrase.
The Seahawks have some of the loudest fans in the NFL, dating back to the days of the Kingdome. In 1984, the number twelve was retired to honor the fans.
The Seahawks began playing at Qwest Field in 2002. Every regular season and playoff game at Qwest Field since the 2nd week of the 2003 season has been played before a sellout crowd, a streak of 52 consecutive games.[12]
Inside Qwest Field the noise level can reach as high as 137 decibels, or the equivalent of a jet engine. Indeed, this has caused problems for opposing teams, making them have numerous false starts and penalties. From 2005 through the beginning of the 2010 season, fans have caused a league-high 107 false start penalties.
Prior to kickoff of each home game, the Seahawks salute the loudest fans in the NFL by raising the 12th man flag at the south end of the stadium. Current and former players and coaches, various local celebrities, fans, other Seattle area athletes, and current owner Paul Allen have raised the flag.
Team owners[]
- The Nordstrom family: 1976–1988
- Ken Behring & Ken Hofmann: 1988–1996
- Paul Allen: 1997–present
Radio and television[]
As of 2009[update], the Seahawks' flagship station is KIRO 97.3FM. The current announcers are former Seahawks players Steve Raible (who was the team's color commentator from 1982–2003) and Warren Moon. The Raible-Moon regular season pairing has been together since 2004 (during the preseason Moon works for the local television broadcast so the color commentary is split between former Seahawks Paul Moyer, Sam Adkins, and Brock Huard). Pete Gross, who called the games from 1976 until just days before his death from cancer in 1992, is a member of the team's Ring of Honor. Games are heard on 47 stations in five states and Canada making the Seahawks the NFL's largest area in terms of network coverage.
Past announcers include; Steve Thomas (Radio: 1992–1997), Lee Hamilton also known as "Hacksaw" (Radio: 1998–1999), and Brian Davis (Radio: 2000–2003). Preseason games not shown on national networks are televised by KING-TV, channel 5 (and, in 2008, also on sister station KONG-TV since KING, an NBC affiliate, was committed to the Summer Olympics in China). Curt Menefee (who replaced Vern Lundquist) has been the Seahawks TV voice since the 2009 preseason. The games have been produced by FSN Northwest.
See also[]
- Active NFL playoff appearance streaks
- Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Look Back
- ↑ Look Back
- ↑ 1976 NFL Expansion Draft – Pro Football Hall of Fame
- ↑ Top 10 controversial calls, NFL.com
- ↑ "Seattle Times Story". The Seattle Times. November 29, 2005. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2002652430_hawk29.html. Retrieved 29 November 2005.
- ↑ José Miguel Romero (2006-05-09). "Hawks' 12th Man lives". The Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2002981166_hawk09.html. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ↑ Danny O'Neil (2006-09-01). "First hawk out of the tunnel". The Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2003238829_bird01.html. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ↑ The Official Site of the Seattle Seahawks
- ↑ "Seahawks digging their new digs in Renton". The Seattle Times. August 19, 2008. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawks/2008123067_hawk19x.html.
- ↑ A blue-and-green Dream Team
- ↑ "Sea Gal Official Page". http://www.seahawks.com/SeaGals/SeaGals.aspx. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
- ↑ Season Tickets
External links[]
- Seattle Seahawks official web site
- Pro Football Hall of Fame – Seattle Seahawks history page
- Pro Football Hall of Fame – 1976 NFL expansion history page
- Seahawks History – Sports Encyclopedia
- Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History – Origins of Seattle Seahawks franchise
- Greenxoblue – NFL Seahawks memorabilia archives site