The Hawkstorian's All-Time Numeric Roster

[Hawkstorian]

#69

First	Last	College	Pos	Years	Games	Starts
Andy	Dorris	New Mexico St.	DE	1977	4	0
Bill	Fifer	West Texas St	T	1979	0	0
Doug	Sutherland	Wisconsin St.	DT	1981	16	6
Matt	Hernandez	Purdue	T	1983	9	1
Sid	Abramowitz	Tulsa	T	1984	5	1
Jeff	Blackshear	NE Louisiana	G	1993-1995	48	21
Floyd	Wedderburn	Penn State	G	1999-2002	46	26
Joe	Tafoya	Arizona	DE	2005-2006	33	1
Steve	Vallos	San Diego St.	T	2007-2009	32	8
Chester	Pitts	San Diego St.	T	2010	7	5
Clinton	McDonald	Memphis	DT	2011-2013	49	3

The Seahawks traded a low draft pick for DE Andy Dorris just prior to the 1977 season. Dorris was a 4 year vet who had played some with St. Louis and New Orleans. He played a bit with Seattle but was cut after 4 games. He eventually landed in Houston where he became a starter on some of the better Oiler teams of the late '70s.

Doug Sutherland was another ex-Vikings defensive lineman who had played for Jack Patera in Minnesota.

Not much notable about the rest of the list -- Joe Tafoya is more famous for his wife, and leading the decible record at C-Link Field (which I was skeptical about but it worked) and Chester Pitts was on "The Amazing Race".

I can't see a better #69 in team history than the most recently departed Clinton McDonald. He raised his game in 2013 and became a key member of the Superbowl defense in 2013. As with all Superbowl teams, it's going to be difficult to keep the team together, and McDonald definitely earned his new contract with Tampa Bay. He will always be remembered in Seattle for his relentless inside pass rush this past year. Thanks Clint!

 

[MidwestHawker]

Yup, definitely a good call on McDonald.

 

[hawksfansinceday1]

Yup, definitely a good call on McDonald.

Agree

 

[Hawkstorian]

#68

First	Last	College	Pos	Years	Games	Starts
Dennis	Boyd	Oregon State	DE/OT	1977-1982	59	27
Randy	Edwards	Alabama	DE	1984-1987	53	4
Michael	Morris	NE Missouri St.	DT	1990	4	0
John	Hunter	Brigham Young	T	1992	6	3
Brian	Habib	Washington	G	1998-1999	33	33
Dennis	Norman	Princeton	T	2001-2004	2	0
Tom	Ashworth	Colorado	T	2006-2007	33	6
Mike	Wahle	Navy	G	2008	10	10
Beno	Giacomini	Louisville	T	2010-2013	46	38

Dennis Boyd was a 3rd round pick in 1977 and started most of three seasons at DE. He was hurt at the end of '79 and was switched to Offensive Tackle during camp in 1980 but then missed that year on IR. He came back in '81 and '82 as a backup Tackle and long snapper. He really is the only player I can find who switched sides mid-career. Seems like he was more successful on defense than offense. If I had more time I'd try to research him some more.

Randy Edwards was an undrafted free agent from Alabama who had 10.5 sacks as a backup DT in 1985. He was injured towards the end of the '87 season, then was traded to Tampa in the off-season but never played again.

Dennis Norman hold the team record for most games listed as game-day inactive. That's stuff you'll only get here folks!

Our most recent #68 recently departed in free agency. Breno Giacomini was signed off the Green Bay practice squad in 2010 and eventually developed into the Seahawk's starting right tackle.

Hard to choose an MVP, as no player here had a career that stands out in team history. I'll give the benefit of the doubt to the Superbowl starter.

 

[SeatownJay]

Ahh, Brian Habib. Aros's favorite player.

 

[Hawkstorian]

Ahh, Brian Habib. Aros's favorite player.

I'm trying to gloss over some of the darkest aspects of Seahawk history.

 

[MidwestHawker]

I can still hardly fathom that Habib was part of that amazing Denver offensive line that looked so unbelievable in '97.

 

[hawksfansinceday1]

Ahh, Brian Habib. Aros's favorite player.

I'm trying to gloss over some of the darkest aspects of Seahawk history.

Tom Ashworthless fits that category as well.

 

[Hawkstorian]

#67

First	Last	College	Pos	Years	Games	Starts
Bob	Penchion	Alcorn A&M	G	1976	13	13
Bill	Cooke	Massachusetts	DT	1978-1980	34	3
Reggie	McKenzie	Michigan	G	1983-1984	24	22
Ken	Clarke	Syracuse	NT	1988	17	1
Antonio	Edwards	Valdosta State	DE	1993-1997	50	24
Rich	Owens	Lehigh	DE	2002	3	0
Rob	Sims	Ohio State	G	2006-2009	49	38
Paul	McQuistan	Weber State	G	2011-2013	53	42

Bob Penchion was an expansion pick from San Francisco who started most of the first season at guard. He apparantly didn't enjoy his time here much:

http://www.beckys-place.com/60penchion.html

Reggie McKenzie was the second ex-member of the Electric Company to play for Seattle. He had played for Chuck Knox in Buffalo and was part of the wave of former players Knox brought in 1983. Unfortunately, injuries limited is time and really he only served to stunt the development of Edwin Bailey.

The most recent #67 is Paul McQuistin who is a type of guy I often refer to as coaches comfort food. Guys fans don't usually appreciate but they still play. He is a free agent at the moment and his market seems pretty quiet.

McQuistin has the most career starts at #67 but my favorite is Rob Sims, who really held down the left guard spot for a few years, but somehow didn't fit into the plans of the Carroll/Schneider regime and was traded to Detroit. I certainly appreciate all those guys have accomplished, but this is one move that never really made sense to me. You can talk all you want about schemes and fits and all that, but I'm just a Joe Schlub type of fan. I just want guys who can play, and it seemed to me that he could.

 

[Zebulon Dak]

Ahh, Brian Habib. Aros's favorite player.

I'm trying to gloss over some of the darkest aspects of Seahawk history.

Tom Ashworthless fits that category as well.

Ew. Both of those are just yucky.

 

[Bill Assumpcao]

... my favorite is Rob Sims, who really held down the left guard spot for a few years, but somehow didn't fit into the plans of the Carroll/Schneider regime and was traded to Detroit...

I believe that had more to with Alex Gibbs than with Carroll/Schneider.
A move that left me :229031_confused2:

Go Hawks,
BillA

 

[Hawkstorian]

#66

First	Last	College	Pos	Years	Games	Starts
Bill	Sandifer	UCLA	DT	1977-1988	16	15
Bill	Dugan	Penn State	G	1981-1983	43	5
Stan	Eisenhooth	Towson State	C	1986-1988	14	0
Andy	Heck	Notre Dame	G	1989-1993	77	70
Todd	Norman	Notre Dame	G	1995	0	0
Pete	Kendall	Boston College	G	1996-2000	77	76
Mansfield	Wrotto	Georgia Tech	G	2007-2010	15	5
Paul	Fanaika	Arizona State	G	2010-2011	3	0

Former first round pick Bill Sandifer came to Seattle in a draft day trade for Ed Bradley, but was hurt after 1 game and missed the rest of that season. He came back and started most of the '78 season but was hurt in the pre-season the following year and his career was over at that point.

The most recent #66 was Paul Fanaika, who spent time on the roster for a couple of years but was usually inactive. He eventually was picked up by Arizona where he's the starting right guard.

It's hard to pick the MVP, because Andy Heck and Pete Kendall had very similar careers. Both were first round guards who played and started most of 5 seasons, but then departed in free agency. Both players finished their careers with the Redskins.

I can't decide, so I'm basing my choice on the best pic I could find. Can you even tell which one it is?

 

[Hawkstorian]

#65

First	Last	College	Pos	Years	Games	Starts
John	Demarie	Louisiana State	G	1976	9	8
Edwin	Bailey	South Carolina St	G	1981-1991	146	127
Chris	Spencer	Mississippi	C	2005-2010	87	76
Frank	Omiyale	Tennessee Tech	T	2012	18	1
Jason	Spitz	Louisville	c	2013	0	0

Let's move on so we can get to the more glamorous numbers a little quicker....

John Demarie was a 10 year veteran with Cleveland whom the Seahawks took in the expansion draft. He started most of that first year but lost his spot to Bob Newton and was cut the following summer. The early years of the Seahawks are littered with guys who were place holders for the young guys who just weren't quite ready yet.

65 had quite a lull in the '90s and early '00s. Nobody wore the number in the regular season for 14 years. Some numbers have just become less popular, and overall numbers in the 60s seems to be less "glamorous".

Chris Spencer was a first round pick who played guard and center for six years, but was let go by the "new regime".

The most recent #65, Jason Spitz, was signed for a few weeks when Max Unger was hurt.

The MVP for #65 is Edwin Bailey, who worked his way into the starting line up, was then benched for Reggie McKenzie, but then came back better than ever to play another 7 years at left guard. He also may be the first, shall we say, "non-caucasian" regular started along the offensive line. For years, it seems the trenches in the NFL were a glorified "spy vs spy" game, but by the late '70s and '80s that definitely evolved.

 

[Zebulon Dak]

It's hard to pick the MVP, because Andy Heck and Pete Kendall had very similar careers. Both were first round guards who played and started most of 5 seasons, but then departed in free agency. Both players finished their careers with the Redskins.

I can't decide, so I'm basing my choice on the best pic I could find. Can you even tell which one it is?

I'm gonna assume that's Pete Kendall? Imagine if we'd have been able to keep him and Kevin Mawae and put them on the line with Walt and Hutch. Hell, throw Todd Weiner in there too. I can't remember if those timelines match up exactly but I feel like we could have gotten a few years outta that (obviously really expensive) line.

 

[Hawkstorian]

Well you had a 50-50 shot at getting it right, but STILL WRONG! LOL

 

[Zebulon Dak]

Haha dammit. Pete >> Andy IMO. He was great on the radio too.

 

[SeatownJay]

#66 for me is Andy Heck. He was more versatile, starting at LT, G, & RT for Seattle.

 

[Zebulon Dak]

You guys might be right. I was pretty young when we drafted Heck and he played through some pretty rough years here so my memory may be skewed. I just remember feeling like Pete was one of the best guards in the league when he left for AZ.

 

[drdiags]

Was a Andy Heck guy, he was in Chicago for a little while and was on (I think) the Jaguars OL coaching staff for a while recently. Also Edwin Bailey was another one of the OL guys I liked. I remember thinking that Bob Cryder, whom we picked up from the Patriots (I think) was one huge human being. That guy was wide. A random thought as I took the trip down memory lane thinking about Bailey and the OL guys from back in the day.

I just ran across something in regards to Grant Feasel on twitter that caught my eye but haven't found it since. Seems like he was suffering from some type of illness.

Anyway, don't disagree with the choices. Spy vs Spy. Good stuff John.

 

[KitsapGuy]

There is no disputing what killed Grant Feasel at age 52. He drank himself to death. But bubbling below the surface was an undercurrent his family didn’t know about until after his death: He had been dogged by CTE, a degenerative brain disease caused by the repetitive trauma of football.

http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2 ... 16xml.html