Seattle Seahawks

	Seattle Seahawks
	Established [[June 4, 1974 (49 years ago) in sports\|June 4, 1974 (49 years ago)]] ; Play in Lumen Field; Seattle, Washington ; Headquartered in the Virginia Mason Athletic Center; Renton, Washington
	League/Conference affiliations
	National Football League (1976–present) American Football Conference (1977–2001) AFC West (1977–2001); ; National Football Conference (1976, 2002–present) NFC West (1976, 2002–present); ;
	Team Details
Team colors	College Navy, Action Green, Wolf Grey
Mascot	Blitz, Boom, Taima the Hawk (live Augur hawk)
	Personnel
Owner	Paul Allen
Chairman	Jody Allen
General Manager	John Schneider
Head Coach	Pete Carroll
	Team history
	Seattle Seahawks (1976–present);
	Team Nicknames
	* The 'Hawks The Blue Wave (1984–1986); The Legion of Boom (secondary, 2012-present);
	Championships
	League Championships (1) Super Bowl Championships (1); 2013 (XLVIII);
	Conference Championships (3) NFC: 2005, 2013, 2014;
	Division Championships (10) AFC West: 1988, 1999; NFC West: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016;
	Playoff Appearances (19)
	* NFL: 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
	Home fields
	Kingdome (1976–1999); Husky Stadium (2000–2001); Lumen Field (2002–present);

The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team in Seattle, Washington, USA. They started playing football in 1976. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks played football in three Super Bowls, winning one of them. The Seahawks have retired five jersey numbers: #80, #71, #96, #45, and #12.^[5] The number 12 was retired in honor of the Seahawks fans, often referred to as the 12th Man, while the other four were retired in honor of former players. The Seahawks play their home games at Lumen Field (formerly known as Seahawks Stadium, Qwest Field, and CenturyLink Field).

Russell Wilson, holder of many Seahawks records.

Seattle Seahawks Media

The uniforms of the Seattle Seahawks since the 2012 NFL season.
Seattle Seahawks strong safety Kenny Easley celebrating a defensive play against the Washington Redskins during a September 28, 1986 away game at RFK Stadium.
Matt Hasselbeck played as the Seahawks quarterback from 2001 to 2010 and led the team to six postseason appearances and a Super Bowl appearance.
Seahawks players and coaches in 2013
Marshawn Lynch scored on a 67-yard touchdown run in the NFC Wild-Card Playoff Game against the New Orleans Saints in 2011.
Seahawks players wearing green jerseys in 2009.
Russell Wilson wearing the current Seahawks home uniform.
Seahawks' retired numbers at Lumen Field.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The Seattle Seahawks played two preseason and three regular season home games of the 1994 season at Husky Stadium due to repairs at the Kingdome.^[4]

References

↑ Farnsworth, Clare (June 4, 2013). ON THIS DATE: FIRST STEP TOWARD SECURING SEAHAWKS TAKEN. Seattle Seahawks. http://blog.seahawks.com/2013/06/04/on-this-date-seattle-awarded-nfl-franchise-2/. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
↑ "Seattle Seahawks Team Capsule" (PDF). 2017 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book. National Football League. August 22, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
↑ Farnsworth, Clare (April 3, 2012). Seahawks' new look leaves other players longing. Seattle Seahawks. http://www.seahawks.com/news/2012/04/03/seahawks-new-look-leaves-other-players-longing. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
↑ Farnsworth, Clare (July 19, 2014). "On this date: Three home games moved to Husky Stadium". Seattle Seahawks. Archived from the original on July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
↑ "List of Seattle Seahawks players". American Football Database. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

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[a-5] 1.0 ^1.1 The Seattle Seahawks played two preseason and three regular season home games of the 1994 season at Husky Stadium due to repairs at the Kingdome.^[4]

[founding-1] Farnsworth, Clare (June 4, 2013). ON THIS DATE: FIRST STEP TOWARD SECURING SEAHAWKS TAKEN. Seattle Seahawks. http://blog.seahawks.com/2013/06/04/on-this-date-seattle-awarded-nfl-franchise-2/. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[2] "Seattle Seahawks Team Capsule" (PDF). 2017 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book. National Football League. August 22, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.

[SeahawksLook2012-3] Farnsworth, Clare (April 3, 2012). Seahawks' new look leaves other players longing. Seattle Seahawks. http://www.seahawks.com/news/2012/04/03/seahawks-new-look-leaves-other-players-longing. Retrieved October 24, 2016.

[Three_home_games_moved_to_Husky_Stadium-4] Farnsworth, Clare (July 19, 2014). "On this date: Three home games moved to Husky Stadium". Seattle Seahawks. Archived from the original on July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.

[6] "List of Seattle Seahawks players". American Football Database. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

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