The Seattle Seahawks are an NFL team with some of the most die-hard and loyal fans TBH. They’ve had pretty interesting years ever since they joined the NLF as an expansion team in 1976, and the fans case them driven by FOMO and HIFW they win every single year. Here are some interesting facts about them you may not have known.
The Seattle Seahawks were named after 20,365 entries came in as suggestions for the team’s name, 151 fans chose the Seattle Seahawks amongst other suggestions that included interesting sounding names like Seattle Rainbeams, Seattle Salty dogs, Washington Georges, Seattle Running Salmon and Seattle Pachyderms. Hence, the Seahawks joined the likes of the Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, and Dallas Cowboys as NFL teams.
The first club owner Lloyd W. Nordstrum who was also a millionaire, never had the chance to see his team play. Unfortunately, he died of a hear attack eight months before the Seattle Seahawk’s first game ever kicked off.
The Seattle Seahawks may have done a lot of things right, but they are also known for orchestrating what is called the “worst offensive performance” in the history of the NFL. On November 4, 1979, they managed to amass a negative seven yards when they were playing the Los Angeles, running on a 24-0 loss.
Their fans are known as the team’s 12th man and are known for their rowdiness. In fact, the home crowd was so loud that in 2005, the visiting New York Giants ended up committing a whopping 11 false start penalties. Fans generate that intensity, similar to that of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings.
CenturyLink Field, the team’s home ground is famous for being extremely loud for every game, thanks to its loyal and rowdy fans. The fans even set the Guinness World Record for the “loudest crowd roar at a sports stadium” in 2013.
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The Seattle Seahawks were named after 20,365 entries came in as suggestions for the team’s name, 151 fans chose the Seattle Seahawks amongst other suggestions that included interesting sounding names like Seattle Rainbeams, Seattle Salty dogs, Washington Georges, Seattle Running Salmon and Seattle Pachyderms.
The Seattle Seahawks may have done a lot of things right, but they are also known for orchestrating what is called the “worst offensive performance” in the history of the NFL. On November 4, 1979, they managed to amass a negative seven yards when they were playing the Los Angeles, running on a 24-0 loss.
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