Lagartixa
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That's true, but it's also true of the Bears, and what a weird bandwagon to choose.
Wanted to pay my respect to those here from the beginning...
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That's true, but it's also true of the Bears, and what a weird bandwagon to choose.
Aircrew
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Yes. I started watching in 1986 so I got to see a little of the good early Seahawks...then Ken Behring bought the team. Just typing that dude's name gets my hackles up. I lived in Florida starting in 1997 and I caught a truckload of s**t from east coast fans for supporting the Seahawks. The 90's were brutal but it only made kicking the League in the collective groin all that much sweeter when we finally won it all. Even if we never get back there in my lifetime, I can at least die a happy man having finally watched them hoist the Lombardi.
Lagartixa
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i've told my story many times.
I was a Seahawks fan from the first time I saw them shortly before the beginning of the 1976 season. It was the uniforms. And because I grew up in Maine, I was the only Seahawks fan I knew.
I found out when the Seahawks destroyed the Bills 56-17 in 1977 that "everyone" in the small town in Maine where I lived somehow knew me as the town Seahawks fan, because kids were coming up to me and talking to me about it the entire next day. I don't remember a single conversation about Halloween being that day, even though for me and my peers at age eight, Halloween was a big deal. I don't even remember what my Halloween costume was, where I went trick-or-treating, or what I got. But I remember kids talking to me about the game at the bus stop in the morning, on the bus on the way to school, on the playground at school before the first bell, in the classroom and in the hallways during the day, in the lunch room, in gym class, at recess, on the sidewalk outside the school before I got on the bus, and on the bus ride home. I felt like a celebrity for a day.
There were times over the years when it was especially difficult for me to follow the Seahawks, and my dad did his best to always be on the lookout for any Seahawks-related news or other tidbits so he could pass it all on to me. My first year in college and my first couple of years living in Brazil were times when Dad was able to follow the Seahawks a lot more than I was, and his reports maintained my connection to the team when I just couldn't watch them or even read much about them. And as I've mentioned about six bazillion times here, my dad took me to see the Seahawks in Foxborough in 1984 and 1986.
The saddest thing to me when I finally got to my first Seahawks home game in 2019 was that I couldn't tell my dad I had finally made it. When I was in the train to the stadium from Puyallup, where I was staying at the home of friends, I found myself completely surrounded by people in Seahawks gear for the first time in my life, and I really wished I could call my dad just to tell him I had finally gotten there, and to thank him for how much he supported me being a Seahawks fan over the decades, but Dad had died eight and a half years earlier. That was the first of several times that day that I noticed the severe dust problem the Seattle area has. Inside the stadium, seeing that I was seated under (and directly in front of) the sign representing Jacob Green's place in the Ring of Honor was another of those moments. Dusty A.F. in there after more than 43 years as a fan.
So now it's been more than 48 years, and now the Seahawks have won 400 games. I'm looking forward to the next win.
I was a Seahawks fan from the first time I saw them shortly before the beginning of the 1976 season. It was the uniforms. And because I grew up in Maine, I was the only Seahawks fan I knew.
I found out when the Seahawks destroyed the Bills 56-17 in 1977 that "everyone" in the small town in Maine where I lived somehow knew me as the town Seahawks fan, because kids were coming up to me and talking to me about it the entire next day. I don't remember a single conversation about Halloween being that day, even though for me and my peers at age eight, Halloween was a big deal. I don't even remember what my Halloween costume was, where I went trick-or-treating, or what I got. But I remember kids talking to me about the game at the bus stop in the morning, on the bus on the way to school, on the playground at school before the first bell, in the classroom and in the hallways during the day, in the lunch room, in gym class, at recess, on the sidewalk outside the school before I got on the bus, and on the bus ride home. I felt like a celebrity for a day.
There were times over the years when it was especially difficult for me to follow the Seahawks, and my dad did his best to always be on the lookout for any Seahawks-related news or other tidbits so he could pass it all on to me. My first year in college and my first couple of years living in Brazil were times when Dad was able to follow the Seahawks a lot more than I was, and his reports maintained my connection to the team when I just couldn't watch them or even read much about them. And as I've mentioned about six bazillion times here, my dad took me to see the Seahawks in Foxborough in 1984 and 1986.
The saddest thing to me when I finally got to my first Seahawks home game in 2019 was that I couldn't tell my dad I had finally made it. When I was in the train to the stadium from Puyallup, where I was staying at the home of friends, I found myself completely surrounded by people in Seahawks gear for the first time in my life, and I really wished I could call my dad just to tell him I had finally gotten there, and to thank him for how much he supported me being a Seahawks fan over the decades, but Dad had died eight and a half years earlier. That was the first of several times that day that I noticed the severe dust problem the Seattle area has. Inside the stadium, seeing that I was seated under (and directly in front of) the sign representing Jacob Green's place in the Ring of Honor was another of those moments. Dusty A.F. in there after more than 43 years as a fan.
So now it's been more than 48 years, and now the Seahawks have won 400 games. I'm looking forward to the next win.
keasley45
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Dark days indeed.
McGwire
Friesz
Gelbaugh
Stouffer
We wasted some decent defenses on pretty horrid qb play... and Dennis Erickson.
SoulfishHawk
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Yep, 1992 defense was phenomenal. All while having a horrific offense. Like among the worst of all time. Cortez won Defensive Player of the year in 92.
1985, strange season. Win 2, lose 2, win 2, lose 2........the entire 16 game season.
1985, strange season. Win 2, lose 2, win 2, lose 2........the entire 16 game season.
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LeveeBreak
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Cortez Kennedy was the only bright spot that year. His best statistical year (14 sacks, amazing for a DT).
Aircrew
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Cortez, in his prime, was damn near Warren Sapp level special. Just a bulldozer of a defensive tackle with the quickness and the feet to get off blocks and disrupt the backfield. Younger fans who never had the privilege to see him play should really go look at his highlights. We've never had anyone like him since he retired.
Lagartixa
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One realization that may seem obvious, but really surprised me, is that I became a Seahawks fan before Star Wars even existed. For whatever reason, it's weird to me that I have been a Seahawks fan for longer than I've been a fan of the original Star Wars from 1977.
SoulfishHawk
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Their Defense was damn good that season.
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Love reading your guys memories of the earlier days!
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Grew up in Eugene and been in since the start - I was 10 in 76 and the Seahawk games were always on TV (one of the two or three channels we got).
My dad was not a football fan - but a couple of my friends and I decided we would become fans of the "New" team and have been ever since. It was during those early years that I developed my hatred of the Raiders - and I am proud to say it continues to this day - even if they are generally irrelevant of late.
My dad was not a football fan - but a couple of my friends and I decided we would become fans of the "New" team and have been ever since. It was during those early years that I developed my hatred of the Raiders - and I am proud to say it continues to this day - even if they are generally irrelevant of late.
chris98251
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I remember the fact as an expansion team Ahmad Rashad did not want to play here and we traded him to the Vikings before we even had a coach if I remember, could be wrong but Carl Eller and Bob Lurtsema ended up here and others. Somehow we have always had a connection in some way good or bad with Minnesota. Our First Coach Jack Patera was a defensive coach from them also. Then Tony Dorsett not wanting to play up here and we traded that pick somehow and got five players including draft picks, looking at these I am actually glad we didn't have these players at that time now, we were able to build and got Curt Warner and had Largent who eclipsed what Rashad did in his career as successful as it was.
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Warner turned out to be the most outgoing of all the players I met. He was my wife's favorite player at the time and when I told him she was in the hospital for a surgery he went out of his way to sign a bunch of stuff, and put it in a package for me to give her. I thought that was pretty cool thing for him to do.
SeahawksBMX
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At 5 years old, I was a Dolphins fan in 1975 since we didn’t have a team yet. Parents had season tix from Game 1 until Behring drove the team into the ground.
My love for the Hawks quickly replaced my allegiance to that fish team.
My love for the Hawks quickly replaced my allegiance to that fish team.
SoulfishHawk
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So many memories over the years, even during the really bad/mediocre years. I don't remember the year, but it was a game at the Kingdome vs. Atlanta. Hawks were BRUTAL that season. But I vividly remember 7 separate waves (back when the wave was actually really cool) going at the same time at a ridiculously loud Kingdome. It didn't matter how bad the team was, it was loud AF in there all the time.
Another one, Hawks are playing the Houston Oilers, game is basically over. Houston is gonna' kick a chip shot game winner. We sat down in that lower end zone back then. I'm pouting in my seat etc. We block the kick, it gets lateralled to another player who runs it in for a game winning TD. Go from pouting to losing our sh** in a matter of 10 seconds. Aaaah, sports.
Another one, Hawks are playing the Houston Oilers, game is basically over. Houston is gonna' kick a chip shot game winner. We sat down in that lower end zone back then. I'm pouting in my seat etc. We block the kick, it gets lateralled to another player who runs it in for a game winning TD. Go from pouting to losing our sh** in a matter of 10 seconds. Aaaah, sports.
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SoulfishHawk
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Oh man. Looked around on google and finally found it. Enjoy.......this was awesome
LeveeBreak
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Good point. The D was very good that year, but the O almost finished with more punts than points if I remember correctly. F'n Behring & Flores.
For anyone not old enough to experience the drama of from Behring moving to LA (minor miracle the NFL made them move back) to the salvation of Allen (major miracle! Thank you Paul!)...be glad you didn't have to go through it. Those were some really dark times for so many reasons.
SoulfishHawk
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They had moved a lot of the stuff already. I remember people trying to stand in front of the moving trucks. And watching that POS Behring act all sad that he had to move the team, etc. What a strange time.
oldhawkfan
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That was awesome! Thanks for posting that.
