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Stu Wilson's avatar

I was a Houston Oilers fan. I LOVED Earl!!! Sadly, the Oilers left for Nashville and my allegiance went out the window. I pretty much stopped being a fan of the NFL and simply cheered for my CFL team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Then, in 2007 I met my wife. She is a huge Seahawks fan and has been since day one in 1976. On our second or third date she made it clear Sundays were NFL days and that I could choose to watch the Seahawks with her or be alone on Sundays. (I should mention we live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada). Well, my Sundays immediately become Seahawk Sundays.

After a year of dating, Diane suggested we go to Seattle and watch the Seahawks. I had heard all about the 12's and what a great place Quest field was to be so off we went. Our first game was against San Diego. The Seahawks were getting creamed until about the middle of the 3rd, then rallied to nearly win. What an exciting experience and I was all IN on the Seahawks.

We bought tickets from a fellow in Sec 133 for a couple of years and met some life long friends who had the seats beside us. Diane and I soon put our name on the Wait List (which was only about 2000 people back then) and hoped to get our own tickets. Fortunately, we got season tickets the next year as the stadium was expanded and the number of tickets an individual could own was reduced. Our seats were WAY UP in Sec 331. After a year of sitting up there, it was obvious that as we were getting older, making the climb up to 331 was not going to be an option. As we do not have children, I suggested we invest in Charter Seats. We were fortunate to get outstanding Charter Seats in Sec 112, two aisles seats at what today would be called a highly discounted price. Since then, we have been flying to Seattle from Calgary for every home game. I believe I am now a bigger (and certainly louder!) fan than my wife. We have become very good friends with the couple who sit in front of us.

I am forever grateful for my wonderful wife for introducing me to one of my life's huge passions, The Seattle Seahawks!!!!! GO 'HAWKS!!!!

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Arthur P Alexakis's avatar

I was born and raised in Los Angeles, but never a Rams fan growing up in the late ‘60s and early 1970’’s. Being a professional musician…moved to Texas and then San Francisco in the late ‘80s… but being die hard Dodgers fan, i couldn’t bring myself to stomach the 49ers! I moved to Portland in ‘91 and started my band Everclear in ‘92…where I started paying attention to the Seahawks….loved the players but really loved how psychotic and intense and LOYAL the fans were. When Mike H became HC…I was hooked!. I live in LA now but I am known as that crazy Seahawks guy to my neighbors..( badge of honor)! Thanks for this page!…Love the writing, the sense of humor…and most of all the fact you write almost everyday!…lol

Thx,

Art

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