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Founded: 1976

Formerly known as:

Home stadium: Qwest Field ( 2002-present), Husky Stadium ( 2000- 2001), Kingdome ( 1976- 1999)

Uniform colors: Navy blue, Slate grey, White, and Lime green

Helmet design: Metallic blue with a stylized hawk's head inspired by Northwestern tribal art

League championships won: None

1 Franchise history

The Seahawks joined the league in 1976 as a member of the NFC West division. A year later, they switched conferences with their expansion partners, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and joined the AFC West. They played in the American Conference until 2002, when, with league realignment, they were returned to the National Football Conference.

On September 26, 2004 the Seahawks shutout the San Francisco 49ers 34-0. This marked the end of the 49er's league record 27 year streak without a shutout - the last such game being Atlanta in 1977. While the 49ers were in a position to score in the 4th quarter, an interception and a fumble recovery sealed their fate. Some current players were either very young children or not even born when the last 49ers shutout occurred.

2 Players of note

Pro Football Hall of FameThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is actually the National Football League's Hall of Fame. The building opened in Canton, Ohio on September 7, 1963 with 17 charter inductees. Through 2004, all but one of the inductees played some part of their pro career in trs:

• Carl EllerCarl Eller (born January 25, 1942) was a professional American football player in the National Football League from 1964 through 1979. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a consensus All-Amer
• Franco HarrisFranco Harris (born March 7, 1950) was an American football player. Harris was born in Fort Dix, New Jersey, attended Rancocas Valley Regional high school in Mount Holly, New Jersey and attended Penn State. He was drafted in 1972, 1st Round, 13th overall.
• Steve LargentSteve Largent (born September 28, 1954 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) was an American congressman from Oklahoma until 2002. He was considered as a possible candidate for speaker of the U. House of Representatives in December 1998 when Newt Gingrich resigned, but Lar (a former member of the United States House of RepresentativesThe House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the United States Congress, the other being the United States Senate. Members Members of the House are elected for a term of two years. Elections alternately coincide with the president)

Current stars:

• Shaun AlexanderStanding 5'11" and weighing 225 pounds, Shaun Alexander is a dominating force on the football field. After a standout career at Boone County High School in Kentucky, Alexander won player of the year honors for the state of Kentucky. Shaun put up blisterin
• Matt Hasselbeck
• Jerry Rice

Retired numbers:

• 12 (dedicated to Seahawks fans, the so-called "12th man")
• 80 Steve Largent (Jerry Rice is currently wearing the retired #80 Jersey after he was granted permission from Steve Largent, shortly after he signed with the Seahawks in October of 2004)

Not to be forgotten:

• Dave Brown
• Kenny Easley
• Jacob Green
• Joe Nash
• John Randle
• Curt Warner (not to be confused with the Giants' Kurt Warner)
• Ricky Watters
• John L. Williams
• Jim Zorn

External link

• Seattle Seahawks official web site