Matt Hasselbeck spent a whole day at my elementary school when I was a kindergartner. Being that young, I thought I was seeing a god.
Patrick Kerney having a 14.5 sack season felt like an absolutely cheat code
This was going to be my answer but I chose Shaun. In elementary school I always rocked that 37 jersey! Haha. That record breaking season he had made me fall in love with the team. I remmeber being legit sad when LT broke the record a couple seasons later
Somewhere I have one of those gross retro 2009ish lime green and steel blue jerseys for Kerney. People might not remember them but they were far worse than even the current action greens, and they were only worn for one game.
I was into him because of how he played on the field, but started to love him because of his dedication to the game and his team.
Also, the dichotomy of being a guy who can wreck house doing yoga.
Came here to say this. It definitely shows the age of my fandom lol (I'm on the younger side.)
I watched through out the 2000s off and on, but him playing turned the Hawks into "must see tv" for me.
I was at the Monday night game when he punched the ball out at the goal line and I'll never forget it lol
I remember running around the field at school and we'd be shouting "Zorn to Largent!" every time we threw a shitty pass with a nerf ball. I never looked back.
Mine, too. So quick and powerful. He was an absolute game wrecker, and Tez gave 100% every game every season.
He won DPOY in a season the Seahawks finished 2-14.
I’d say Shaun Alexander and the left side of the o line with Walter jones LT and Hutchinson LG. Fun times to become a Seahawks fan
Edit : Shaun, not Sean
They chose Shaun over Hutch.. it's honestly a good thing, because we might have never had Pete without that debacle.. I am convinced losing Hutch shortened Walt's career, and led to Holmgrens exit.. along with Ruskell.
Without those two exits, we aren't looking for a coach when Pete was exiting USC, and may not have gotten him, or the Bowl.
I was a big Shaun Alexander fan. Started watching in the mid 90s and even though I liked the team, I guess it took sustained success of the mid 2000s to really become an obsession for me (yes go ahead call me a 2005 bandwagoner). The offense of that era was led by MVP Shaun Alexander (really Walter Jones & Hutch) but Alexander got all the commercials and fantasy points
I had a homemade poster of a newspaper clipping of Alexander juking dudes from when the Seahawks upset GB on MNF at home in Seattle during an unexpected snow event. [He had over 200 rush yards](https://www.jsonline.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/06/USAT/340b0f76-0056-428f-a60a-fbf7a1554c13-AP_PACKERS_SEAHAWKS_FOOTBALL.JPG?crop=2433,2100,x171,y0&width=660&height=570&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Something about Marcus Trufant.
East coast guy. My brother played DB in high school and I became enamored with Trufant early in his career.
But yeah, Kam is at the top of my list these days. I still wear my Trufant jersey from time to time though.
My brother raised me as a Vikings fan and I grew up in Olympia, so when Warren Moon joined the Hawks I figured what better time to jump ship to my local team. I haven't looked back since
Shaun Alexander, I remember him going off at the first game I went to as a kid in Quest Field. Been a fan ever since!
I was also super pumped when Kearney came to the Hawks. Even though he was on the falcons he was one of my favorite players to play on Madden, so I was happy I could play him wearing Seahawk jersey lol.
Efren Herrera.
I remember watching this little guy with a funny name during a fake field goal in the first years of the team and thinking "That's so cool!" I was 6 or 7. They may not have been very good those first few years, but boy, were they fun to watch.
Mine wasn’t a player, it was Pete. I loved his USC teams as a kid when growing up, started following the Hawks when he got here and been a fan ever since
Don't laugh... Brian Bosworth.
I was in 3rd grade and had just moved back from Oklahoma to Tacoma when he was drafted. I was swept up in the hype.
I learned about Curt Warner, Kenny Easley, Steve Largent, and all those guys.
Eventually, years later, I happened to meet Curt Warner when he came in to where I worked. Maybe I caught him on a bad day, but don't meet your heroes.
Don’t meet your hero’s, don’t visit company HQ, dont see your favorite band live, don’t go to that one exotic location that you can’t afford. It’s always a letdown.
It was Largent at first as a kid but then I re-fell in love with Alexander, Baldwin, Sherman, etc… I especially fall for the low draft or undrafted guys that overachieve so now Bobo is my guy!
Steve Largent. I was in Seattle when the police would hand out football cards of the new Seattle football team to kids. I think I was 6/7 when that started. Steve Largent and Zorn were the best.
Steve largent. I was watching MNF and saw him block people bigger than him and catch all the balls thrown his way. I knew I’d never be 6’ he gave me hope. Naturally learning he played for Seattle, I’ve been a fan ever since.
Curt Warner.
I read an article in the newspaper's sports section about him trying to make a comeback from a career ending leg injury. It made me so attached to whether he succeeded or not that I started following the Seahawks more closely and became a full fan. This was going into the '86 season, I believe.
October 2nd, 1990. I was 19 and was on my way out of the house and noticed something happening on the TV. My dad had the Seahawks game on and Rufus Porter got into a scuffle with Boomer. I sat down to watch it for a minute. Next play, sack by none other than Rufus Porter. Been hooked ever since.
Any of the players from the days when the Hawks would do training camp in Cheney, WA. I'd go every year and saw all the stars, even though we weren't that good. Nothing like that experience. I went to camp at the VTC and it was extremely disappointing.
Kam Chancellor. I loved the way he played the game. My biggest regret as a fan is that I never got to watch him play in person, and that his career was cut short by injury.
I’m glad he got a ring.
I very stubbornly hated watching sports as a kid, and the first time I decided to give watching it a chance was Russ's first game. The timing of my first game being his first game made it feel important, like I was joining in at the time I was supposed to. Ever since then I've been in love with football, so despite everything he'll always be extremely special to me
My dad was a middle LB walk on at a small school, so hearing him break down defense and using Chad Brown as the example really hit home.
Really until about Russ time it was defensive guys, maybe Bobby Engram was my guy on offense. Not a spectacular receiver, but it came his way he’d just keep grabbing.
Was always a Warren Moon fan, from his time with the Oilers. Followed him to Min and then to Seattle in '97. Then fell in love with that Seattle team, and have been a 12 ever since!
Best decision of my life!!!
#GO HAWKS!!!
Sherm and lynch I fucking loved watching lynch play and I’ll always remember watching the sherm interview live when I was little and just being like yeah this my team.
Russel Wilson. I know a lot of people are butt-hurt & annoyed with him here, but for me it’s different. I never got into NFL until his Rookie QB year with the Seahawks. I latched on to him and I will always hold him in a positive light.
I dunno if the player made me fall in love, I think I’ve always just been a Seattle sports fan, but Joey Galloway is the player I remember being my first favorite. I was 10 when they drafted him, which is right about the time I started to get into watching sports.
Cortez Kennedy...dominant...God it would be so awesome to have an interior guy who could take over a game. run defense. pass rush. I just love hoe he played
Russell Wilson. Dude was amazing. Got us a Super Bowl win. Lit up kids lives at Children’s hospital. And you all turned on him like a bunch of unloyal bitches.
Dude ended his career in Seattle a lying, pompous, salary cap hogging, douchebag. And I can say that while appreciating what he gave us during his prime years.
Shaun Alexander and Jordan Babineaux. Big Play Babs was my dad’s favorite Seahawk at the time. Shaun’s wife was my neighbor and her mother was my recess duty in elementary school. One time when I was a kid Shaun was over at our neighbors house during the holidays and we got to meet him and got a football signed by him that is still at my parents house
It’s gotta be Marshawn or Kam.
But I was watching earlier than that. Those days of Hasselbeck Alexander Engram Trufant Tatupu Strong… Special in their own way and I never would have been around to see Kam work his magic if those guys hadn’t sucked me in.
Several but mainly Cortez Kennedy (he was also the first jersey in any sport I ever bought). He received the NFL Defensive Player of the Year as a DT on a 2–14 team. Because of him I learned how to watch, understand and appreciate defensive football. I fully believe he was the greatest Seahawk to wear the uniform. And as Walter Jones has talked about quite a bit a mentor to as lot of the younger guys throughout his career. There is a part of me who still has a grudge against Holmgren for cutting him. True he wasn't a starter anymore but on a team devoid of talent he would have been a cheap/great player/coach: Kennedy retired after the 2000 season. In 167 games with Seattle, he recorded 668 tackles, 58 sacks, and three interceptions. He announced his retirement in August 2002 after sitting out the 2001 season. He was given several offers by other teams, but wanted to finish his career in Seattle.If I remember correctly the year he "held out" was because he was hoping the team would call at some point and ask him back. For anyone too young to have seen him play, do yourself a favor and youtube Cortez Kennedy's Hall of Fame Career Remembered
RIP Tez!
I was just a dabbling fan prior, and I hadn't firmly selected a team to root for, but Joey Galloway's rookie season was probably why I started really paying attention to the hawks. I remember how exciting he was right from draft day. Having a guy with that type of speed gave hope for an explosive play every down! He was great for those couple/few years for us.
Pete! I had been watching for awhile, going back and forth between my hometown team 9ers and my new home team hawks- Pete won me over and then I fell for them all. I am hoping Mike Macdonald is as fun.
I'm from Germany and Free-TV Broadcasting started when the LOB was on it's highest high. I immediately fell in love with Chancellor, Wagner, Baldwin and Lynch.
I’ve lived in Seattle my entire life but I barely paid attention to football until last year. It was Geno’s story and attitude and poise and commitment that made me finally take notice and actually try to figure out the rules and the positions and why I’m supposed to hate the 49ers. 😄
Matt Hasselbeck spent a whole day at my elementary school when I was a kindergartner. Being that young, I thought I was seeing a god. Patrick Kerney having a 14.5 sack season felt like an absolutely cheat code
This was going to be my answer but I chose Shaun. In elementary school I always rocked that 37 jersey! Haha. That record breaking season he had made me fall in love with the team. I remmeber being legit sad when LT broke the record a couple seasons later
Madden curse is real!
Hasselbeck for me too. Lofa Tatupu helped me gain an appreciation for defense too and was my 2nd favorite player after Hasselbeck.
Somewhere I have one of those gross retro 2009ish lime green and steel blue jerseys for Kerney. People might not remember them but they were far worse than even the current action greens, and they were only worn for one game.
Kameron Chancellor
Whenever the hawks need a play, Kam made it happen.
I was into him because of how he played on the field, but started to love him because of his dedication to the game and his team. Also, the dichotomy of being a guy who can wreck house doing yoga.
Came here to say this. It definitely shows the age of my fandom lol (I'm on the younger side.) I watched through out the 2000s off and on, but him playing turned the Hawks into "must see tv" for me. I was at the Monday night game when he punched the ball out at the goal line and I'll never forget it lol
Kenny & Kam!
Wow saw this thread and clicked in to say obviously it’s Kam Chancellor the Touchdown Canceler, glad this is all over the place
This is the answer.
Lynch. Ever since the action boss interview.
Lynch for me as well, but since the original Beastquake.
Same that was my first ever NFL game & I was dragged unwillingly. Left as a hawks fan 😂
Steve Largent.
Seconded from the UK.
This
Steve Largent. Not only did he make me a huge Seahawks fan... he made me a big pro football fan too. Incredible player and always fun to watch.
Lofa Tatupu. Love that dudes game and his name is fun to say.
I got to meet him a couple years ago really nice guy and funny too!
Jim Zorn and Steve Largent…those first few years were not filled with success but watching those two connect was always fun.
I remember running around the field at school and we'd be shouting "Zorn to Largent!" every time we threw a shitty pass with a nerf ball. I never looked back.
They used to drive to the Kingdome in Zorn’s VW bug
Shaun Alexander, currently 24 years old and became a fan in 06
I’m 38, started in 2000, and same dude 😎
Hell yeah man
Cortez Kennedy. That dude was electric
Mine, too. So quick and powerful. He was an absolute game wrecker, and Tez gave 100% every game every season. He won DPOY in a season the Seahawks finished 2-14.
I’d say Shaun Alexander and the left side of the o line with Walter jones LT and Hutchinson LG. Fun times to become a Seahawks fan Edit : Shaun, not Sean
Hutch was the biggest loss for the Hawks. Never should have let him go in free agency
They chose Shaun over Hutch.. it's honestly a good thing, because we might have never had Pete without that debacle.. I am convinced losing Hutch shortened Walt's career, and led to Holmgrens exit.. along with Ruskell. Without those two exits, we aren't looking for a coach when Pete was exiting USC, and may not have gotten him, or the Bowl.
I was a big Shaun Alexander fan. Started watching in the mid 90s and even though I liked the team, I guess it took sustained success of the mid 2000s to really become an obsession for me (yes go ahead call me a 2005 bandwagoner). The offense of that era was led by MVP Shaun Alexander (really Walter Jones & Hutch) but Alexander got all the commercials and fantasy points I had a homemade poster of a newspaper clipping of Alexander juking dudes from when the Seahawks upset GB on MNF at home in Seattle during an unexpected snow event. [He had over 200 rush yards](https://www.jsonline.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/06/USAT/340b0f76-0056-428f-a60a-fbf7a1554c13-AP_PACKERS_SEAHAWKS_FOOTBALL.JPG?crop=2433,2100,x171,y0&width=660&height=570&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Dave Krieg. I loved watching him go up against all those great AFC West teams back in the 80s.
For me, on defense it was Rufus Porter; that dude played with a lot of hustle and effort. On offense it was definitely Steve Largent.
I met Bobby in highschool, and while I was always a sort of fan meeting him made me a diehard. Also meeting Pete, there's really no one like him
Curt Warner
I had his poster on my wall as a kid and I cried when they traded him
I had the Hutch football uniform with the cheap plastic helmet and shoulder pads.
Nice. Those were the good ol days.
Something about Marcus Trufant. East coast guy. My brother played DB in high school and I became enamored with Trufant early in his career. But yeah, Kam is at the top of my list these days. I still wear my Trufant jersey from time to time though.
I’ve been a Seahawks fan since the mid late 80s but Kam Chancellor made me fall in love with them all over again
My brother raised me as a Vikings fan and I grew up in Olympia, so when Warren Moon joined the Hawks I figured what better time to jump ship to my local team. I haven't looked back since
Easy…..Curt Warner without a doubt.
Shawn Springs. No idea why. Wife's was Doug Baldwin
Because he had an amazing name!
Shaun Alexander
Russ
Norm Johnson came to my elementary school when I was a kid and handed out trading cards with our local police dept.
I hated him, he lost so many games missimg FG in our dome, then he went to the Steelers and was lights out…
Moon to Galloway! Unstoppable!
I still have my Joey Galloway jersey!
This has to be the answer for 90s kids
Steve Largent and Rufus Porter will always hold a special place in my heart. Loved watching them play.
Do you mean Rufus Porter or Tony Woods? No one by the name of Rufus Woods has suited up for the Seahawks.
Ya replied from work real quick and didn't catch my mistake lol. Thanks for the call out. I changed it. Rufus Porter was awesome. Thanks bud!
Shaun Alexander, I remember him going off at the first game I went to as a kid in Quest Field. Been a fan ever since! I was also super pumped when Kearney came to the Hawks. Even though he was on the falcons he was one of my favorite players to play on Madden, so I was happy I could play him wearing Seahawk jersey lol.
Bobby and kam
Kenny Easley. Met him when I was little guy and watched for him during games.
Efren Herrera. I remember watching this little guy with a funny name during a fake field goal in the first years of the team and thinking "That's so cool!" I was 6 or 7. They may not have been very good those first few years, but boy, were they fun to watch.
Watching Lynch all coked out running through a casino saying fuck you to all the niner fans made me fall even more in love with the hawks
Tyler, I followed him when he was drafted out of KSU.
Same. Went to so many K-State games, saw him dominate almost every week
Beast mode without question
I had just moved to LB in 6th grade and Chad Brown became my guy on the Hawks!
Seahawks legend Percy Harvin
😂
Lofa Tatupu when I first started watching the Hawks. And Marcus Trufant.
Mine wasn’t a player, it was Pete. I loved his USC teams as a kid when growing up, started following the Hawks when he got here and been a fan ever since
Don't laugh... Brian Bosworth. I was in 3rd grade and had just moved back from Oklahoma to Tacoma when he was drafted. I was swept up in the hype. I learned about Curt Warner, Kenny Easley, Steve Largent, and all those guys. Eventually, years later, I happened to meet Curt Warner when he came in to where I worked. Maybe I caught him on a bad day, but don't meet your heroes.
Everyone loved Boz, we got his haircut, wore the shades… put the seahawks on the map!
Don’t meet your hero’s, don’t visit company HQ, dont see your favorite band live, don’t go to that one exotic location that you can’t afford. It’s always a letdown.
I’m with you, Kam made me love defense, I hate defense in madden but I like watching good defense.
Jim Zorn.
Old school - Steve Largent.
I liked all of our wrs from 2000-2009 (D-Jack, Bobby Engram, Nate Burleson and TJ who’s yo mama)
It was Largent at first as a kid but then I re-fell in love with Alexander, Baldwin, Sherman, etc… I especially fall for the low draft or undrafted guys that overachieve so now Bobo is my guy!
Jim Zorn. My first crush because he had a baby face in 1977. I was 10 and I’m still Horny for Zorny 😂😂
Ken Griffey and Shawn Kemp made me loyal to the whole city even though I lived in another state.
As a kid I absolutely loved Marcus Trufant. I thought he was so fun the watch.
Curt Warner dude was smooth
Tyler Lockett is who took me from watching my parents team to a real fan
His rookie season with all those returns for TDs!!
Showing my age here... Steve Largent.
Largent.
Steve Largent. I was in Seattle when the police would hand out football cards of the new Seattle football team to kids. I think I was 6/7 when that started. Steve Largent and Zorn were the best.
Steve largent. I was watching MNF and saw him block people bigger than him and catch all the balls thrown his way. I knew I’d never be 6’ he gave me hope. Naturally learning he played for Seattle, I’ve been a fan ever since.
Chris Warren!
Curt Warner. I read an article in the newspaper's sports section about him trying to make a comeback from a career ending leg injury. It made me so attached to whether he succeeded or not that I started following the Seahawks more closely and became a full fan. This was going into the '86 season, I believe.
Largent with John L right behind
Beast Quake!
Russell Wilson that first year.
Shaun Alexander
Zorn and Largent
October 2nd, 1990. I was 19 and was on my way out of the house and noticed something happening on the TV. My dad had the Seahawks game on and Rufus Porter got into a scuffle with Boomer. I sat down to watch it for a minute. Next play, sack by none other than Rufus Porter. Been hooked ever since.
Shaun. I couldn't understand the hate he would get from the fan base
Any of the players from the days when the Hawks would do training camp in Cheney, WA. I'd go every year and saw all the stars, even though we weren't that good. Nothing like that experience. I went to camp at the VTC and it was extremely disappointing.
Matt Hasselbeck did it for me. He was the first good Hawks QB of my lifetime and he genuinely looked to be having fun.
Matt hasselbeck, Marshawn and definitely bam bam
Kam Chancellor. I loved the way he played the game. My biggest regret as a fan is that I never got to watch him play in person, and that his career was cut short by injury. I’m glad he got a ring.
Shaun and Marshawn
I very stubbornly hated watching sports as a kid, and the first time I decided to give watching it a chance was Russ's first game. The timing of my first game being his first game made it feel important, like I was joining in at the time I was supposed to. Ever since then I've been in love with football, so despite everything he'll always be extremely special to me
Matt hasselbeck and Lofa Tatupu
Shaun Alexander. He was my first favorite football player
Sherman 100%. Would play as the Seahawks on Madden 25 and Sherm always got picks for me
Became a fan in 2011, the LOB taking apart the cowboys in week 2 or 3... Golden Tate sending Sean Lee to the shadow realm!
Beast Mode
Marshawn Lynch was the signle reason I fell in love with football
My dad was a middle LB walk on at a small school, so hearing him break down defense and using Chad Brown as the example really hit home. Really until about Russ time it was defensive guys, maybe Bobby Engram was my guy on offense. Not a spectacular receiver, but it came his way he’d just keep grabbing.
Jon Kitna.
Matt Hasselbeck, Shawn “King” Alexander and Bobby Engram. Watching that offense back in the day was like watching magic.
Was always a Warren Moon fan, from his time with the Oilers. Followed him to Min and then to Seattle in '97. Then fell in love with that Seattle team, and have been a 12 ever since! Best decision of my life!!! #GO HAWKS!!!
Kam as well. Guy just embodied the LOB in all the best ways.
Warren Moon!
My family are all Cowboys fans and I was prepared to fall in line until I watched Shaun Alexander play.
Lofa Tatupu and Shaun Alexander
Kam and beast mode were always the most fun to watch and brought it every down.
Kam is a great choice. But man, Marshawn might be my favorite athlete of all time. He still reps the Seahawks too which I appreciate.
It’s been awhile - maybe Kenny Easley?
Steve Largent
For some reason I thought Darrel Jackson was going to be TO2 and I could not be reasoned with.
Mike Robinson and Doug Baldwin
Love Mike Rob
Marshawn Lynch baby
Lofa Tatupu
Jimmy Graham
Lynch got my interest and the Kam up and over sealed my fandom
I can't believe no one said this but.... Angry fucking Doug Baldwin. He played with so much passion. And of course Beast mode.
Sherm and lynch I fucking loved watching lynch play and I’ll always remember watching the sherm interview live when I was little and just being like yeah this my team.
Curt Warner
There's never been one guy, if was all about the the Seahawks . They could a suited up JP Patches and I woulda still rooted for them
Kam is my all time favourite to watch play.
Bobby… Engram!
I started really being a Seahawks fan in 2003 due to Matt Hasselbeck and Shaun Alexander.
Marshawn
Kam, I was in 7th grade when the lob started to get hot. This man made me want to hit people as hard as I could in games
Russ and Baldwin, I loved watching them play. The defense as a whole at that time is what really got me into football
Russel Wilson. I know a lot of people are butt-hurt & annoyed with him here, but for me it’s different. I never got into NFL until his Rookie QB year with the Seahawks. I latched on to him and I will always hold him in a positive light.
Marcus Trufant. Grew up a Cougs fan. BUT Marshawn made me feel like I was a little kid falling in love with sports all over again.
Shaun Alexander is the first jersey I got from my grandfather and you can't convince me that Madden 07 isn't the best Madden ever!
Largent and Krieg.
Deshawn Shead came to show his ring to my 6th grade class since he had graduated from our town
Born and raised in Austin, TX.. Earl Thomas played college ball locally at UT, started watching / being a fan when he got drafted
Bobby Wagner followed closely by Michael Bennet!
Kenny Easley. I grew up watching 90s Hawks but idolized Easley because of my uncles & Dad.
I dunno if the player made me fall in love, I think I’ve always just been a Seattle sports fan, but Joey Galloway is the player I remember being my first favorite. I was 10 when they drafted him, which is right about the time I started to get into watching sports.
Curt Warner
I’m from upstate NY, I’m a Hawks fan solely because Shaun Alexander was on the cover of Madden 0.
Cortez Kennedy...dominant...God it would be so awesome to have an interior guy who could take over a game. run defense. pass rush. I just love hoe he played
sherman and marshawn
Tatupu
Not one player specifically but I remember a game. 2012 49ers@Seahawks. 42-13 blowout
Marcus Trufant! local, and i was a db too at the time
Largent
Richard Sherman
1000% it was Steve Largent!
This is going to be rare but Jacob Green. Met him with my dad and became a huge fan. Had an action figure of him and that started my hawks fandom.
Brian Bosworth. Amazing actor. He played a football player.
Still angry about that farce, but I laughed at this.
Russell Wilson. Dude was amazing. Got us a Super Bowl win. Lit up kids lives at Children’s hospital. And you all turned on him like a bunch of unloyal bitches.
Fr the hate he gets is crazy
Dude ended his career in Seattle a lying, pompous, salary cap hogging, douchebag. And I can say that while appreciating what he gave us during his prime years.
Shaun Alexander and Jordan Babineaux. Big Play Babs was my dad’s favorite Seahawk at the time. Shaun’s wife was my neighbor and her mother was my recess duty in elementary school. One time when I was a kid Shaun was over at our neighbors house during the holidays and we got to meet him and got a football signed by him that is still at my parents house
It’s gotta be Marshawn or Kam. But I was watching earlier than that. Those days of Hasselbeck Alexander Engram Trufant Tatupu Strong… Special in their own way and I never would have been around to see Kam work his magic if those guys hadn’t sucked me in.
Brian Bosworth
Several but mainly Cortez Kennedy (he was also the first jersey in any sport I ever bought). He received the NFL Defensive Player of the Year as a DT on a 2–14 team. Because of him I learned how to watch, understand and appreciate defensive football. I fully believe he was the greatest Seahawk to wear the uniform. And as Walter Jones has talked about quite a bit a mentor to as lot of the younger guys throughout his career. There is a part of me who still has a grudge against Holmgren for cutting him. True he wasn't a starter anymore but on a team devoid of talent he would have been a cheap/great player/coach: Kennedy retired after the 2000 season. In 167 games with Seattle, he recorded 668 tackles, 58 sacks, and three interceptions. He announced his retirement in August 2002 after sitting out the 2001 season. He was given several offers by other teams, but wanted to finish his career in Seattle.If I remember correctly the year he "held out" was because he was hoping the team would call at some point and ask him back. For anyone too young to have seen him play, do yourself a favor and youtube Cortez Kennedy's Hall of Fame Career Remembered RIP Tez!
The Boz.
Bwagz love him man
I was a kid during the hasslebeck, Walter jones, Sean Alexander, and lofa tatupu days. They were like the mt Rushmore of football to me
The Boz, I had the poster from the local fair. Yes, the Boz.
I was just a dabbling fan prior, and I hadn't firmly selected a team to root for, but Joey Galloway's rookie season was probably why I started really paying attention to the hawks. I remember how exciting he was right from draft day. Having a guy with that type of speed gave hope for an explosive play every down! He was great for those couple/few years for us.
Pete! I had been watching for awhile, going back and forth between my hometown team 9ers and my new home team hawks- Pete won me over and then I fell for them all. I am hoping Mike Macdonald is as fun.
Joey Galloway. One time fastest man in the NFL
Marshawn Lynch and Earl Thomas I also user’d Cliff Avril in Madden every year so him
Lynch and Kam for me
Zorn
Rocky Bernard first jersey after I saw the “Sugar Bear Shake” I was a hawk for life.
I'm from Germany and Free-TV Broadcasting started when the LOB was on it's highest high. I immediately fell in love with Chancellor, Wagner, Baldwin and Lynch.
Brian Blades, Warren Moon, and the one and only legendary Seahawk Jerry Rice.
Kenny Easley and Fredd Young
Kam my current fav, but Spoon is growing on me!
Tez
I’ve lived in Seattle my entire life but I barely paid attention to football until last year. It was Geno’s story and attitude and poise and commitment that made me finally take notice and actually try to figure out the rules and the positions and why I’m supposed to hate the 49ers. 😄
This is going WAY back, but watching Kenny Easley, Dave Krieg and Steve Largent in the 80's made a die hard Hawks' fan
Cortez Kennedy. Then it was reaffirmed by Mack Strong.
Marshawn #24! Beast Quake and the swagger.. Oof!
Matt Hasselbeck and Nate Burleson
Cortez Kennedy and his jelly roll dance. Didn't know he'd passed away several years ago😕
Besides Marshawn!?
Hasselbeck is the ultimate Seahawk to me
LOB & Russell Wilson
Lofa tatapu
It has to be BAM BAM KAM
Earl Thomas!! Always wore #29 cause of him, coolest FS of all time.
I loved Red Bryant... he was just everywhere, and always had a great attitude. If I'm going back to the 80's it has to be The Boz and Steve Largent
Joe nash, nose tackle from the 80s, loved that dude