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.
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.
| Inducted | Year officially inducted |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of inductee |
| Position | Player position or other role of inductee |
| Years | Years with the Seahawks |
| No. | Jersey number with Seahawks (players only) |
| Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
| Number retired by the Seahawks |
| Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor | |||||
| Inducted | No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 80 | Steve Largent | WR | 1976–1989 | [1] [2] |
| 1991 | 10 | Jim Zorn | QB | 1976–1984 | [1] [3] |
| 1992 | 22 | Dave Brown | CB | 1976–1986 | [4] [1] |
| — | Pete Gross | Radio announcer | 1976–1992 | [1] [5] | |
| 1994 | 28 | Curt Warner | RB | 1983–1989 | [1] [6] |
| 1995 | 79 | Jacob Green | DE | 1980–1991 | [1] [7] |
| 2002 | 45 | Kenny Easley | SS | 1981–1987 | [1] [8] |
| 2004 | 17 | Dave Krieg | QB | 1980–1991 | [1] [9] |
| 2005 | — | Chuck Knox | Head coach | 1983–1991 | [1] [10] |
| 2006 | 96 | Cortez Kennedy | DT | 1990–2000 | [1] [11] |
| 2014 | 71 | Walter Jones | OT | 1997–2009 | [12] |
| 2019 | — | Paul Allen | Owner | 1996–2018 | [note 1] [13] |
| 2021 | 8 | Matt Hasselbeck | QB | 2001–2010 | [14] |
| — | Mike Holmgren | Head coach | 1999–2008 | [15] | |
| 2022 | 37 | Shaun Alexander | RB | 2000–2007 | [16] |
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as part of a conference realignment. The club entered the NFL as an expansion team in 1976 in the NFC. From 1977 to 2001, Seattle was assigned to the American Football Conference (AFC) West. They have played their home games at Lumen Field in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood since 2002, having previously played home games in the Kingdome (1976–1999) and Husky Stadium.
Stephen Michael Largent is an American former football wide receiver and politician who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district from 1994 to 2002. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election.
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David Michael Krieg is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He attended Milton College in his home state of Wisconsin and made the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. In his 19-year NFL career, Krieg played for the Seahawks (1980–1991), Kansas City Chiefs (1992–1993), Detroit Lions (1994), Arizona Cardinals (1995), Chicago Bears (1996), and Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998).
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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.