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Seattle Seahawks,
professional football team and one of five teams in the Western Division
of the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football
League (NFL). Under the league’s realignment plan, which will take
affect in 2002, the Seahawks will move into the West Division of the
National Football Conference (NFC). The Seahawks played in the Kingdome
in Seattle, Washington, from 1976 to 1999. The stadium was demolished in
early 2000, and the club adopted Husky Stadium at the University of
Washington as its home field while a new stadium, scheduled to be
completed in 2002, was constructed. The team wears uniforms of blue,
green, and silver.
The Seahawks joined the NFL in 1976 when the league granted an expansion
team franchise to John Nordstrom, a Seattle department store owner. In
the club’s first season, quarterback Jim Zorn passed for more than 2,500
yards and was named the league’s top offensive rookie. Jack Patera was
named coach of the year in 1978 after leading the Seahawks to their
first winning season. Zorn led the AFC in passing yardage that year, and
wide receiver Steve Largent notched the first of his eight 1,000-yard
seasons.
Former Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams head coach Chuck Knox was
hired in 1983 to guide the Seahawks. Rookie running back Curt Warner led
the AFC in rushing that year, producing the first of his four 1,000-yard
seasons with the club. Quarterback Dave Krieg became one of the league’s
most efficient passers. The Seahawks earned their first trip to the
playoffs in 1983, defeating their first two opponents before losing to
the Los Angeles Raiders (now Oakland Raiders) in the AFC Championship
Game.
Knox’s Seahawks collected a club-record 12 victories in 1984 but lost in
the second round of the playoffs. In 1986 Largent set an NFL record by
catching a pass in his 128th consecutive game, and a year later he broke
the record for most career receptions, surpassing Charlie Joiner, who
had totaled 750. The Seahawks won their first division crown in 1988.
The team struggled defensively, however, and lost in the first round of
the playoffs.
Largent retired in 1989 as the most prolific wide receiver in
professional football history. He became only the second receiver, after
Don Hutson, to own career records in yards (13,089), receptions (819),
and touchdowns (100) all at the same time. (Jerry Rice now holds all
three records.)
During the 1990s, the Seahawks’ stars included wide receiver Brian
Blades, running back Chris Warren, and tackle Cortez Kennedy. The
Seahawks stumbled, however, posting five losing records in seven seasons
from 1990 to 1996. After adding talented new players such as linebacker
Chad Brown and defensive back Shawn Springs, they returned to the
playoffs in 1999.
The Seattle Seahawks have never played in the Super Bowl.
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