Countdown To Kickoff

[hawkfan68]

Mel Jenkins -

 

[oldhawkfan]

Al Hunter was the first Seahawk to wear #24. He was a 1977 4th round supplemental draft pick of the Seahawks. He was the first player ever selected in the supplemental draft process.
His NFL career lasted from 1977-1980. He only played for the Seahawks. He was a RB who had 180 carries for 715 yards and 4 TDs. He also had 27 catches for 331 yards.

 

[AROS]

Marcus Trufant

 

[sutz]

Local boy makes good.

 

[LeveeBreak]

Local boy makes good.

So Tru!

 

[AROS]

Great human. Great family.

 

[Wsumatt1982]

Marcus Trufant

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Great guy. He and Erick Coleman (Safety who was drafted by the Jets) lived on the floor below me at WSU and they used to always come up to my dorm room and play NCAA football on I think the PS2 or 3 at the time. A lot of fun times with some very cool down to earth guys.

 

[oldhawkfan]

First Seahawk to wear #23 was Doug Long. He played for Whitworth and was a free agent signing in 1977 by the Seahawks. He played for the Seahawks in 1977-1978.
Sadly he died in 2012 at the age of 56. He was born in Spokane, went to Shelton HS and Whitworth College. There were no Seahawks jersey shots I could find of him.

 

[hawkfan68]

Neiko Thorpe -

 

[oldhawkfan]

The first to wear #22 was the late great Dave Brown. He was a 1975 first round pick of the Steelers out of Michigan. The Seahawks chose him in the 1976 expansion draft.
In his eleven years with the Seahawks, Brown established, and continues to hold, franchise records for interceptions (50), interception return yards (643), and interceptions returned for touchdowns (5). In 1992, Brown became the third player inducted into the Seahawks' "Ring of Honor".

 

[hawkfan68]

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The first to wear #22 was the late great Dave Brown. He was a 1975 first round pick of the Steelers out of Michigan. The Seahawks chose him in the 1976 expansion draft.
In his eleven years with the Seahawks, Brown established, and continues to hold, franchise records for interceptions (50), interception return yards (643), and interceptions returned for touchdowns (5). In 1992, Brown became the third player inducted into the Seahawks' "Ring of Honor".

This guy deserves to be in the pro football HOF. He was an interception machine during his career. He's the guy that gave birth to the term "shut down corner".

 

[Seahawker]

 

[AROS]

Future Ring of Honor Witherspoon

 

[oldhawkfan]

The first to wear #21 for the Seahawks was Vic Minor. He was a 1980 8th round pick of the Seahawks. He played the 1980 and 81 seasons for the Seahawks. He finished his professional career in 82 and 83 in the USFL.

Couldn’t find any actual images with Minor. Here is an image of an autograph and the 1980 team photo when he was a rookie. Second row from bottom, sixth person from the right.

 

[hawkfan68]

Paul Moyer -

 

[Sperrydogg]

Paul Moyer -

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A local legend and member of our little community

 

[Wsumatt1982]

First Seahawk to wear #23 was Doug Long. He played for Whitworth and was a free agent signing in 1977 by the Seahawks. He played for the Seahawks in 1977-1978.
Sadly he died in 2012 at the age of 56. He was born in Spokane, went to Shelton HS and Whitworth College. There were no Seahawks jersey shots I could find of him.

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Ah yes. Doug Long. Great guy. His son Kyle is my brothers best friend. Great family

 

[oldhawkfan]

The first Seahawk to wear #20 was Safety Steve Preece from Oregon State. He went undrafted in 1969. At Oregon State he was an option QB.
He played his last season in 1977 as a starter for the Seahawks and had four interceptions.
I couldn’t find any images of him in a Seahawks uniform.


Here is the 1977 team photo. He should be in this but I can’t find #20. As an aside, for an NFL team photo this is awful. For any team photo this is awful. I was a sports photographer for many years and have taken thousands of team pictures.

 

[kidhawk]

Love

 

[ronnieboycefanclub]

There was a team photo, that appeared in Wisden Cricket Almanac. Where one of the players, had undone his zipper and was making out, he was a flasher.

He retired shortly afterwards, and became a teacher.