Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor

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The Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor is a group of people honored for their contributions to the Seattle Seahawks, a professional football team in the National Football League.

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Key

InductedYear officially inducted
NameName of inductee
Position Player position or other role of inductee
YearsYears with the Seahawks
No.Jersey number with Seahawks (players only)
Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
Number retired by the Seahawks

Ring of Honor inductees

Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor
InductedNo.NamePositionTenureRef.
198980 Steve Largent WR1976–1989 [1] [2]
199110 Jim Zorn QB1976–1984 [1] [3]
199222 Dave Brown CB1976–1986 [4] [1]
— Pete Gross Radio announcer1976–1992 [1] [5]
199428 Curt Warner RB1983–1989 [1] [6]
199579 Jacob Green DE1980–1991 [1] [7]
200245 Kenny Easley SS1981–1987 [1] [8]
200417 Dave Krieg QB1980–1991 [1] [9]
2005— Chuck Knox Head coach1983–1991 [1] [10]
200696 Cortez Kennedy DT1990–2000 [1] [11]
201471 Walter Jones OT1997–2009 [12]
2019— Paul Allen Owner1996–2018 [note 1] [13]
20218 Matt Hasselbeck QB2001–2010 [14]
— Mike Holmgren Head coach1999–2008 [15]
202237 Shaun Alexander RB2000–2007 [16]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Inducted posthumously.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Ring of Honor". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Ring of Honor (Steve Largent)". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Ring of Honor (Jim Zorn)". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Ring of Honor (Dave Brown)". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Ring of Honor (Pete Gross)". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Ring of Honor (Curt Warner)". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Ring of Honor (Jacob Green)". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Ring of Honor (Kenny Easley)". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Ring of Honor (Dave Krieg)". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  10. ↑ Farnsworth, Clare (September 3, 2005). "Chuck Knox headed to Ring of Honor". Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Retrieved August 11, 2008. Knox, 73, will see his name join those of Steve Largent, Dave Brown, Jim Zorn, Jacob Green, Curt Warner, Kenny Easley, Dave Krieg and the late Pete Gross in a halftime ceremony at the Seahawks' Sept. 25 game against the Arizona Cardinals.
  11. ↑ "Ring of Honor (Cortez Kennedy)". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  12. ↑ Blount, Terry (October 31, 2014). "Walter Jones thrilled to join Seahawks Ring of Honor". ESPN . Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  13. ↑ Condotta, Bob (October 3, 2019). "'His legacy will live on forever': Seahawks induct Paul Allen into Ring of Honor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  14. ↑ Condotta, Bob (October 23, 2021). "Matt Hasselbeck reflects on 10-year career in Seattle as he gets set to join Seahawks Ring of Honor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  15. ↑ Stone, Larry (October 29, 2021). "As Mike Holmgren enters Seahawks' Ring of Honor, it's time for Hall of Fame voters to come to their senses". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  16. ↑ Condotta, Bob (October 13, 2022). "Shaun Alexander hopes Seahawks Ring of Honor will vault his Hall of Fame chances". The Seattle Times . Retrieved October 20, 2022.

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