Seattle Seahawks

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The Seattle Seahawks are a National Football League team based in Seattle, Washington.

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

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.

Players of note

Pro Football Hall of Famers:

Carl Eller
Franco Harris
Steve Largent (a former member of the United States House of Representatives)

Current stars:

Shaun Alexander
Matt Hasselbeck

Retired numbers:

12 (dedicated to Seahawks fans, the so-called "12th man")

Not to be forgotten:

Jacob Green
John Randle
Curt Warner (not to be confused with the Rams' Kurt Warner)
Ricky Watters
Jim Zorn

External link

Seattle Seahawks official web site

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