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As one of the agreed parts of the 1970 AFL–NFL Merger, the NFL began planning to expand from 26 to 28 teams. [1] Ralph Wilson was the first to propose a team for Seattle; due to the decrepit stadium situation at War Memorial Stadium and the reluctance of Buffalo, New York officials to replace it In 1971, he openly threatened to move his team, the Buffalo Bills, to Seattle.
This was their worst first half of a season since 2009, under then-head coach Jim Mora. The Seahawks were eliminated from playoff contention on December 26 in a loss to the Chicago Bears, and they finished last in their division for the first time since 1996. [108] [109] With wins over the Detroit Lions and the Arizona Cardinals they finished 7 ...
The American Professional Football Association is formed on September 17, 1920, at Canton, Ohio, with Jim Thorpe elected president. [1] The fourteen teams were mainly drawn from the Ohio League, Chicago Circuit, New York Pro Football League and other teams from the lower midwest.
Season Quarterback(s) Ref(s) 1983: Dave Krieg (2–1) [50]1984: Dave Krieg (1–1) [50]1987: Dave Krieg (0–1) [50]1988 [50]1999: Jon Kitna (0–1) [51]2003: Matt ...
Kenneth Harry Hofmann (February 15, 1923 – April 22, 2018 [1]) was an American builder, real estate developer, and philanthropist.He was an owner of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League from 1988 to 1997, in partnership with Ken Behring, [2] and of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2005, in partnership with Stephen Schott.
[23] [28] The Seahawks won five division titles and made ten playoff appearances in fourteen seasons under Carroll from 2010 to 2023. [29] [30] As of the end of the 2024 season, the Seahawks have an all-time record of 402 wins, 373 losses, and 1 tie in the regular season, with an additional 17 wins and 19 losses in the playoffs.
Improved lighting for television, including corner lights, was added in 1999, and official NFL goalposts (optic yellow, 40 ft (12.2 m) in height) were installed in 2000. The Husky Stadium end zones were painted gold during the 1980s and early 1990s; the new AstroTurf in 1995 changed them to purple.
By 1985, sales were over $140 million, by 1990, $1.18 billion, and by 1995, Microsoft was the world's most profitable corporation, Allen and Gates were billionaires, and literally thousands of their past and present employees were millionaires.