Kenny Easley has passed at 66

[Hawkstud]

It’s all the goddamn Advil they gave him over the years that cost him his health. Absolute beast on the field and still made the HOF with so few years played. Maybe would’ve been considered the best ever if he got to play a full career.

A super star himself, Ronnie Lott, said that Kenny Easily was by far the best to EVER play the Safety position.

 

[James in PA]

RIP Legend. One of my favorites from my youth.

 

[pmedic920]

Nope


Guys like him are supposed to live forever.


:{(

 

[nwHawk]

RIP to one of the best!
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I had this poster! Flat out stud!

 

[James in PA]

Probably too late to honor him with something on the unis or helmet this week. But next week for sure. We can honor him this week by winning in Los Angeles. Hopefully MM is showing the team old clips of Kenny. That would be sure to get anyone fired up.

 

[Hotchy]

I remember reading recently that he actually played out of position for the team. He would have been even better as a FS......not that being a HOF SS was ever disappointing

 

[JSeahawks]

Kenny Easley and Steve Largent are the reasons I’m a Seahawks fan.

 

[Seahawker]

A one man legion of boom.

 

[hawkfannj]

A true Seahawk a real legend of the game

 

[chris98251]

He was my all-time favorite, have an authentic Easley Jersey I cherish, I remember him making this guy's life hell, he blitzed faster than any LB and hit just as hard, next play he was picking in the secondary daring you to throw on him, when you had used up your three downs he then returned punts.

Not a whole lot of images showing him decleating people, they were that scared of him, they just didn't bother to challenge him. Unlike Sherman though he wasn't just on one side of the field. He moved all over, CB, SS, FS, LB at times. QB's had to find him, do it fast enough so that they could get the ball out, and sometimes he was right in their face. Pity the staff was so afraid of not having him out there they pushed the Tylenol on him. I always thought when they announced the trade that they were crazy, finding out they knew he had damaged kidneys later and they never told him was such a black mark on our franchise.

RIP Kenny, Legend, Greatness beyond words, Hero to so many.

 

[kidhawk]

PHOTOS: Kenny Easley Through the Years

On April 28, 1981, the Seahawks selected safety Kenny Easley out of UCLA with the fourth overall selection in the NFL Draft. Easley would go on to rack up 32 interceptions over seven seasons before being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017

www.seahawks.com

The link is to pictures of him through the years. Pretty cool memories

 

[Bear-Hawk]

He was a complete football player. Excellent in everything.

 

[keasley45]

That man is the reason i became such a hardcore fan. A cousin of his was a friend of my dads and he gave us tickets to a game. Was my first ever Hawks game in 1982 or 83. He is also obviously the reason my tag is KEasley45.

Sad day.

 

[86Hawk]

So damn sad. RIP Kenny. We're losing too many legends lately.

 

[bileever]

Damn. One of the best to ever play the game.

 

[Year of The Hawk]

So young. Scary since I am not to far behind in age. Although I have not gone through what he went through physically. Man is a Seahawk legend. Hopefully they do some sort of tribute to him next home game.

 

[sutz]

Seahawks Remember Hall of Fame Safety Kenny Easley

Kenny Easley, one of the greatest players in Seahawks history, died Friday at the age of 66.

www.seahawks.com

Saw this earlier today. So sad to hear. He was so much fun to watch play the game. I’m glad he got into the hall while he was still alive. It really would have been a tragedy had he not.

And got his number retired to the rafters at Lumen. So glad he could reconcile with the team for that.

 

[Seahawkfan80]

The ones passing away are getting closer to my age. He was a great one. I feel the pain.

 

[rjdriver]

Way too damn young.

RIP #45. Say hi to Tez for us.

 

[kidhawk]

And got his number retired to the rafters at Lumen. So glad he could reconcile with the team for that.

Agreed, I really hated those years of animosity but I understood them all too well.