Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks are a professional football team that plays in the West division of the NFC in the National Football League. They play their home games at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington. Since their founding in 1976, they have played in the Super Bowl once, losing Super Bowl XL to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2005.http://www.nfl.com/teams/seattleseahawks/profile?team=SEAThe team was originally founded by Herman Sarkowsky and Ned Skinner, who were officially granted the franchise in 1974. They played their first season in the NFC West Division in 1976. The following year they moved to the AFC West.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/seattle/seahawks.html The Seahawks made their first post season appearance in 1983, losing the Conference Championship to the Los Angeles Raiders. http://cms.seahawks.com/Team/SignificantDates.aspx

The Seattle Seahawks secured the top spot in the division and a trip to the 2010 playoffs with a 16-6 victory over the St. Louis Rams December 2, 2010. The Seattle Seahawks will face the New Orlean Saints in the first round of the playoffs Saturday, January 8, 2010.http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/A-championship-performance/986f8f1b-879d-4dc6-8161-8cc886704e34

The Seattle Seahawks were founded in 1976. Although they have won their division a total of six times, have made ten NFL playoff appearances, and played in the Super Bowl once, they have never won the NFL championship.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/seattle/seahawks.html In 1997, Pacific Northwest native and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen purchased the team. In 2002, Allen oversaw the building of a new stadium for the team, renamed Qwest Field in 2004, and also undertook an effort to build a championship caliber team. The effort to build a winning team has born fruit as they have made the playoffs six out of eight seasons beginning in 2002.http://www.seahawks.com/team/staff/Paul-Allen/765dfc46-0c3a-4acc-9646-347104c1ce00

Six Football Hall of Fame players have played on the Seattle Seahawks: Franco Harris (Running Back, 1984), Carl Eller (Defensive Tackle, 1979), Steve Largent (Wide Receiver, 1979-1989), Warren Moon (Quarterback, 1997-1998), John Randle (Defensive Tackle, 2001-2003), and Jerry Rice (Wide Receiver, 2004).http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/seattle/seahawks.html

Other players of note that have played for the Seattle Seahawks include Running Back Julius Jones, Wide Receiver Deion Branch, Running Back Curt Warner, Running Back Shaun Alexander, and Quarterback Jim Zorn.http://bleacherreport.com/articles/337502-10-greatest-players-in-seattle-seahawks-history/page/8