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davidhege's avatar

now my head hurts bad. How in the world did you find all this info.

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Seaside Joe's avatar

Wasting time I didn't have to waste.

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Doug Mitchell's avatar

A clever foil taken to the fullest extent is always more difficult than expected... =)

I'll save assigning rooms on the annual 'Hawks house roster to new jersey numbers *after* final cuts.

But thanks for the wild & wacky assortment of mnemonics.

Interesting 'Seaside' details floating amidst the collection of factual driftwood :

- Did you ever frequent the Whistle Stop...? Visit Jimi...?

- Graduated from Hazen, grew up near the future VMAC.

- Bluffside (Pedro/PV) for the "go" years, then a rural farm in Europa.

'Thought Bubble' : It will be interesting to observe how long the team waits before "retiring" #'s 3 & 54, given how many years Wilson & Wagner's careers both seem likely to continue. Especially the rebranded "Let's Ride" Russ (tm), if all goes well for the first year (or two) at Mile High.

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Seaside Joe's avatar

Yeah, those numbers seem set in stone.

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Charley Filipek's avatar

"Paul Newman starred in another movie as a reluctant hero: Cur Han Luke." (too much, in a fun way)

William Forsythe in "Once upon a Time In America".

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Seaside Joe's avatar

I couldn't help myself with Curhan Luke.

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Phil's avatar

This was very funny, Kenneth!!! I like Estridge, Freddie, Cross, and many others. Are u serious that you worked at a Casino? Well it’s legal to bet on football now. Surprised you haven’t covered that corner.

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Seaside Joe's avatar

Yes, I worked at Freddie's in Renton and at whatever the one near LAX is called, now I can't remember. I'll need a mnemonic device for that too.

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Paul G's avatar

Love this!

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Luis Guilherme's avatar

Some people called DareKe Young the DK of D2. 99 (the largest available jersey number) - 14 (DK) - 2 (D2) = 83.

Cade Johnson has been compared to Tyler Locket, but it's not half of it (8), so he compensated adding another 8 to his jersey.

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Seaside Joe's avatar

Haha. Those work too!

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Thomas Stewart's avatar

Sometimes insane is good. This is one of those times.

Beyond that I have two comments.

Exhibitionism? Saucy!

72 has to be my favorite. I’m a simple man and I like simple things.

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Seaside Joe's avatar

Thank you!

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Thomas Stewart's avatar

Dang it! screwed up my own comment. 79! 79 is my favorite!

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MTSeahawkFan's avatar

Easily the most creative and well-researched article yet! My 1989 Diss Track now has 4 views. The highlight was the random Viking marauders. Looking forward to the 2nd half of the series!

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Seaside Joe's avatar

Thank you, MT!

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KJ Willers's avatar

While I'm quite sure it's not the first time Charles Darwin has been used for comparisons to NFL football, I'm pretty sure never has he been used as a mnemonic device to remember jersey numbers. Kudos and next level shit Ken!

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Seaside Joe's avatar

Thank you for reading!

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Parallax's avatar

I'm too old for this. Years ago, I had a really good memory. I can hardly remember those days.

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Seaside Joe's avatar

I never had much of a memory

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jay's avatar

Taylor Swift, Gilmore Girls, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Succession -- this one has got it all! I'm looking forward to the defensive numbers. Keep it up, KenJoe!!

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Seaside Joe's avatar

Anything for a Clark stan!

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Doug's avatar

Since this is really only half an article (gotta wait for the D),

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Seaside Joe's avatar

Now complete!

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Hawk 'n' Roll Songbird's avatar

Easy to remember now!

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Seaside Joe's avatar

We're all set!

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Seaside Joe's avatar

That'll be MUCH EASIER.

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