Congratulations to the newest members of the Almost Hall of Fame: Jack Patera, Class of 2005 and our special 30th Anniversary Inductees: Rocky Rasley, Neil Graff, Herman Sarkowsky and John Thompson! Congrats to them all!

We welcome all Seahawk fans, Seahawk friends and football lovers everywhere to a celebration of some of the greatest and most respected footballers ever to wear the silver, green and blue.

2002 represented the 27th season of Seahawks football, and the Unofficial Selection Committee decided to enroll 27 foundation members of the Almost Hall to represent the lifespan and lifeblood of the club. With subsequent additions to the hall, we currently have

Steve August Tackle (Tulsa) 1977-1984 97 games / 90 as starter About Steve August Edwin Bailey Guard - Tackle (South Carolina State) 1981-1991 139 games / 120 as starter About Edwin Bailey Robert Blackmon Safety (Baylor) 1990-1996 106 games / 96 as starter About Robert Blackmon Brian Blades Wide Receiver (Miami) 1988-1998 156 games / 122 as starter Pro Bowl 1989 Team MVP 1989 Man of the Year 1994 Steve Largent Award 1994 About Brian Blades Dave Brown Cornerback (Michigan) 1976-1986 159 games / 159 as starter Ring of Honor 1992 Pro Bowl 1984 Man of the Year 1982 Legends Site Jeff Bryant Defensive End - Defensive Tackle (Clemson) 1982-1993 175 games / 167 as starter Steve Largent Award 1992 About Jeff Bryant Keith Butler Linebacker (Memphis State) 1978-1987 146 games / 132 as starter Ranks No. 2 on the team's all-time list with 813 tackles About Keith Butler Mike Curtis Linebacker (Duke) 1976 14 games / 14 games as starter Spirit site Dan Doornink Fullback/Running Back (Washington State) 1979-1985 92 games / 44 games as starter About Dan Doornink Kenny Easley Safety (UCLA) 1981-1987 89 games / 87 as starter Ring of Honor 2002 Pro Bowl 1982-1985, 1987 Defensive Captain 1987 Team MVP 1982, 1984 Legends Site Norm Evans Tackle (Texas Christian) 1976-1978 38 games / 25 as starter Offensive Captain 1976-1978 Man of the Year 1976 Spirit Site Randy & Karen Ford The couple who got the Number 12 jersey retired Neil Graff Quarterback (Wisconsin) 1976 Spirit Site Jacob Green Defensive End (Texas A&M) 1980-1991 178 games / 176 as starter Ring of Honor 1995 Pro Bowl 1986-1987 Defensive Captain 1988-1991 Man of the Year 1990 Steve Largent Award 1990 Legends Site Pete Gross Broadcaster About Pete Gross Dwayne Harper Cornerback (South Carolina State) 1988-1993 94 games / 76 as starter About Dwayne Harper John Harris Safety (Arizona State) 1978-1985 119 games / 112 as starter About John Harris Patrick Hunter Cornerback (Nevada-Reno) 1986-1994 120 games / 99 as starter About Patrick Hunter Norm Johnson Kicker (UCLA) 1982-1990 134 games / 0 as starter Pro Bowl 1984 Man of the Year 1989 About Norm Johnson Cortez Kennedy Defensive Tackle (Miami) 1990 - 2000 167 games / 153 as starter Pro Bowl 1991-1996, 1998-1999 Team MVP 1992, 1996 Steve Largent Award 1996 About Cortez Kennedy

Chuck Knox Head Coach (Juniata) 1983-1991 Coach of the Year 1983, 1984 About Chuck Knox Photo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Dave Krieg Quarterback (Milton) 1980-1991 129 games / 116 as starter Pro Bowl 1984, 1988, 1989 Offensive Captain 1990-1991 Legends Site Steve Largent Wide Receiver (Tulsa) 1976-1989 200 games / 197 as starter Ring of Honor 1989 Pro Bowl 1976-1981, 1984-1987 Offensive Captain 1979-1983, 1985-1989 Team MVP 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1987 Man of the Year 1988 Steve Largent Award 1989 Legends Site Sam McCullum Wide Receiver (Montana State) 1976-1981 91 games / 78 as starter Team MVP 1980 Spirit Site Bryan Millard Guard-Tackle (Texas) 1984-1991 121 games / 99 as starter Photo 1 2 3 4 5 6 About Bryan Millard Joe Nash Nose Tackle - Defensive Tackle (Boston College) 1982-1996 218 games / 169 as starter Pro Bowl 1984 Steve Largent Award 1992 About Joe Nash Jack Patera Coach 1976-1982 Coach of the Year, 1978 About Jack Patera Rufus Porter Linebacker (Southern) 1988-1994 98 games / 67 as starter Steve Largent Award 1991 About Rufus Porter Rocky Rasley Offensive Guard (Nebraska-Kearney) 1976 About Rocky Rasley Eugene Robinson Safety (Colgate) 1985-1995 170 games / 152 as starter Pro Bowl 1992, 1993 Defensive Captain 1988, 1992-1995 Team MVP 1991, 1993 Man of the Year 1991-1993, 1995 Steve Largent Award 1993 Legends Site Herman Sarkowsky Instrumental in the start up of the Seahawks Formed Seattle Professional Football in June 1972 About Herman Sarkowsky Bruce Scholtz Linebacker (Texas) 1982-1988 96 games / 95 as starter About Bruce Scholtz Keith Simpson Cornerback - Safety (Memphis State) 1978-1985 108 games / 70 as starter Defensive Captain 1980-1982 About Keith Simpson Sherman Smith Running Back (Miami, Ohio) 1976-1982 82 games / 68 as starter Spirit Site John Thompson General Manager About John Thompson Mike Tice Tight End (Maryland) 1981-1988, 1990-1991 130 games / 83 as starter Man of the Year 1985-1987 About Mike Tice Curt Warner Running Back (Penn State) 1983-1989 93 games / 92 as starter Ring of Honor 1994 Pro Bowl 1983, 1986, 1987 Offensive Captain 1987 Team MVP 1983, 1986 Legends Site Chris Warren Running Back (Ferrum) 1990-1997 123 games / 89 as starter Pro Bowl 1993-1995 Offensive Captain 1996 Team MVP 1994, 1995 About Chris Warren John L. Williams Fullback (Florida) 1986-1993 123 games / 115 as starter Pro Bowl 1990, 1991 Offensive Captain 1992, 1993 Team MVP 1998, 1990 About John L. Williams Terry Wooden Linebacker (Syracuse) 1990-1996 89 games / 87 as starter Defensive Captain 1996 Steve Largent Award 1995 About Terry Wooden Tony Woods Linebacker - Defensive End (Pittsburgh) 1987-1992 89 games / 79 as starter About Tony Woods Jim Zorn Quarterback (Cal Poly-Pomona) 1976-1984 126 games / 100 as starter Ring of Honor 1991 Team MVP 1976, 1978 Man of the Year 1980 Spirit Site

Playing statistics are quoted from information published by the Seattle Seahawks online and in Media Guides. Copyright in the statistics is acknowledged.

JUST FOR ONE DAY

The Almost Hall of Fame is about dreams as much as about achievements. After all, after so many years we still dream of our first Super Bowl victory. It took 19 years of dreaming before our first official Hall of Famer (Sorry, Franco Harris is a great guy but we can't honestly count him as our Hall of Famer on the basis of 8 games in 1984!)

So we welcome into the Almost Hall the men who made their dreams come true, even if it was for the shortest of periods. For whatever reason, they signed, they suited up, but they got no further than 1 game at the most.

Seahawks fans everywhere would have given so much for just one chance to be on the roster. These men got their one chance, and they deserve their own moment for getting what so many of us dreamed of - one day in the sunshine.

They are:

Dave Ahrens (1978) Ty Allert (1990) Robert Barr (1996) Coleman Bell (1996) Willie Bouyer (1989-90) Barry Bowman (1987) Lou Brock (1988) Tony Caldwell (1987) Jack Campbell (1982) Jason Childs (1993) Chris Corley (1897) Al Cowlings (1976) Alvis Darby (1976) Fred Davis (1987) Harlan Davis (1991) Rob DeVita (1987) John Eisenhooth (1987)

Russell Evans (1987) Bill Fifer (1979) Frank Garcia (1981) Neil Graff (1976) Jeff Graham (1993-1994) Van D Hughes (1987) Horace Jones (1977) Dion Lambert (1994-1995) David Lindley (1987) Kim Mack (1987) Terry Miller (1981) Michael Moody (1994) Alvin Moore (1987) Todd Norman (1995) John O'Callaghan (1987) Bill Olds (1976) Dean Perryman (1987)

Patrick Riley (1996) Charles Romes (1987) Sean Salisbury (1986) Rickie Shaw (1993) Donald Snell (1987) Del Speer (1994) Garth Thomas (1987) Ricky Thomas (1987) Gino Torretta (1996-1997) Vince Wagner (1981) Roger Weber (1987) Matt Werner (1994) Chris White (1987) Charles Wiley (1987) James Williams (1987) Donald Willis (1995) Robert Wilson (1997)

The Unofficial Selection Committee knows that some of these players played during the NFL players' strikes, which may still be a cause of controversy to some fans. Our opinion is that the strikes cannot be ignored, but neither can the fact that the strikes gave those men a chance to do something they'd dreamed of doing.

We're here for dreams, not workplace history. In the Almost Hall, we will not pretend that someone in a Seahawks jersey doesn't exist just because of the way he got to realise his dream.

Playing statistics are quoted from information published by the Seattle Seahawks online and in Media Guides. Copyright in the statistics is acknowledged.

From: DeJohn, David
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 12:23 PM
Subject: great site
My new boss, who has also become a good friend (Rob Devita) played arena football for a few years and was one of the fortunate few who suited up with a NFL team. You are right about not being able to take away the excitement, pride and the feeling of fulfilling a dream that a few guys got to experience. A feeling that will last a life time.

Thanks for your time in compiling this website.

Dave De John