1979 Seattle Seahawks Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jack Patera (9-7)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1979 Seattle Seahawks Statistics
1979 Seattle Seahawks Results

The Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Seahawks kept the scoreboard humming with 378 points, while the defensive unit allowed 372. Jim Zorn led the charge, passing for 3,661 yards. Steve Largent snagged 66 passes for 1,237 yards, while Dan Doornink provided receiving help, too.

Sherman Smith ran for a team-best 775 yards for Seattle.

Dave Brown picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Jack Patera coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
12Sam AdkinsQBMay 21, 19556'2"214Wichita St.Van Nuys, CA USA30
76Steve AugustRTSeptember 4, 19546'4"255TulsaJeannette, PA USA1616
27Autry BeamonFSNovember 12, 19536'1"190Texas A&M-CommerceTerrell, TX USA1513
63Nick BeboutLTMay 5, 19516'5"261WyomingRiverton, WY USA1313
58Terry BeesonMLBSeptember 19, 19556'3"240KansasCoffeyville, KS USA1616
82Mark BellDEAugust 30, 19576'5"241Colorado St.Wichita, KS USA161
31Tony BenjaminRBOctober 27, 19556'3"225DukeMonessen, PA USA160
68Dennis BoydDTNovember 5, 19556'6"255Oregon St.Washington, DC USA114
22Dave BrownRCBJanuary 16, 19536'1"190MichiganAkron, OH USA1616
72Louis BullardTMay 6, 19566'6"265Jackson St.Hernando, MS USA32
53Keith ButlerRLBMay 16, 19566'4"230MemphisAnniston, AL USA1414
60Ron CoderRGMay 24, 19546'4"250Penn St.Savannah, GA USA155
67Bill CookeDT-DE-TFebruary 26, 19516'5"249ConnecticutLowell, MA USA150
57Pete CronanLBJanuary 13, 19556'2"238Boston Col.Bourne, MA USA161
33Dan DoorninkFBFebruary 1, 19566'3"210Washington St.Yakima, WA USA1612
25Don DufekDBApril 28, 19546'0"195MichiganAnn Arbor, MI USA130
71Carl EllerLDEFebruary 25, 19426'6"247MinnesotaWinston-Salem, NC USA168
89Duke FergersonWRApril 21, 19546'1"189Washington St.Boise, ID USA40
34Tony GreenPRSeptember 26, 19565'9"185FloridaRochester, NY USA110
86Jessie GreenWRFebruary 21, 19546'3"191TulsaMalakoff, TX USA120
56Sammy GreenLLBOctober 12, 19546'2"228FloridaBradenton, FL USA169
77Bill GregoryRDEDecember 14, 19496'5"255WisconsinGalveston, TX USA1616
75Robert HardyLDTJuly 3, 19566'2"250Jackson St.Tulsa, OK USA1616
44John HarrisFSJune 13, 19566'2"200Arizona St.Fort Benning, GA USA146
1Efren HerreraKJuly 30, 19515'9"185UCLAGuadalajara, Mexico160
24Al HunterRBFebruary 21, 19555'11"195Notre DameGreenville, NC USA150
55Michael JacksonLLBJuly 15, 19576'1"220WashingtonPasco, WA USA157
26Kerry JustinDBMay 3, 19555'11"175Oregon St.New Orleans, LA USA142
54Art KuehnCFebruary 12, 19536'3"257San Jose St.Victoria, BC Canada161
80Steve LargentWRSeptember 28, 19545'11"187TulsaTulsa, OK USA1515
61Tom LynchLGMay 24, 19556'5"256Boston Col.Chicago, IL USA1515
84Sam McCullumWRNovember 30, 19526'2"203Montana St.McComb, MS USA1616
90Charles McShaneLBJanuary 4, 19546'3"230California LutheranLong Beach, CA USA10
32Jeff MooreKRAugust 20, 19566'0"195Jackson St.Kosciusko, MS USA161
16Steve MyerQBJuly 17, 19546'2"191New MexicoCovina, CA USA10
78Bob NewtonRGAugust 16, 19496'4"257NebraskaPomona, CA USA1111
52Joe NormanLBOctober 15, 19566'1"220IndianaMillersburg, OH USA151
20Mike O'BrienDBApril 25, 19566'1"195CaliforniaKirkland, WA USA30
88Brian PeetsTEJuly 15, 19566'4"225PacificStockton, CA USA1614
50Larry PolowskiLBSeptember 15, 19576'3"235Boise St.Three Rivers, MI USA140
62Ernie PriceDESeptember 20, 19506'4"248Texas A&M-KingsvilleCorpus Christi, TX USA44
83Steve RaibleWRJune 2, 19546'2"195Georgia TechLouisville, KY USA164
70Jeff SevyTOctober 24, 19516'5"260CaliforniaPalo Alto, CA USA41
42Keith SimpsonSSMarch 9, 19566'1"195MemphisMemphis, TN USA1511
35David SimsRBOctober 26, 19556'3"216Georgia TechAtlanta, GA USA33
47Sherman SmithRBNovember 1, 19546'4"225Miami (OH)Youngstown, OH USA1615
74Manu TuiasosopoRDTAugust 30, 19576'3"255UCLALos Angeles, CA USA1616
18Herman WeaverPNovember 17, 19486'4"210TennesseeVilla Rica, GA USA160
38Cornell WebsterLCBNovember 2, 19546'0"180UCLAGreeneville, TN USA1514
51John YarnoCDecember 17, 19546'5"251IdahoSpokane, WA USA1616
10Jim ZornQBMay 10, 19536'2"200Cal Poly-PomonaWhittier, CA USA1616



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