Important Uni Years
Seahawks Links
- Seattle Seahawks Official Home Page
- Seahawks Blue
- Greenglare.com Game Used Equipment
- Becky's Place
- NFL.com
- Chicago Bears Uniform History
- Chris Creamer's Sports Logos
- Cincinnati Bengals Uniform History
- Colours of Football
- Denver Broncos Uniform History
- Football Helmet Prototypes
- Football Uniforms Past and Present
- Green Bay Packers Uniform Database
- LogoServer: Sports Logo Database
- Mike Stanhope's Helmet History Site
- NFL's 1994 Throwbacks
- Non-NFL Football Uniforms
- Notre Dame Football Uniform History
- Professional Football Researchers Association
- San Diego Chargers Uniform History
- Society for Sports Uniforms Research
- The Helmet Project
- UK Football Kits
- UniformViolation.com
- Uniwatchblog.com
The Seattle Seahawks debuted in 1976, the team's logo
was
a stylized royal blue and forest green hawk's head based on
Northwestern Native American art. The helmet and pants were silver
while the home uniforms were
royal blue with white, blue and green arm stripes. The road uniform was
white with blue and green arm stripes.
M. Princip over
at greenglare.com has
a great case study about the original Seahawks logo. Check it out - HERE
The uniforms were updated in 1983. The striping on the arms now incorporated the Seahawks logo, and the TV numbers moved onto the shoulders. Helmet facemasks changed from silver to blue.
Both the logo and the uniforms were redesigned in 2002
which was also the change from the AFC to NFC and they moved in to
Seahawks Stadium (Now Quest Field). The wordmark and font was
designed by Mark Verlander, while the logo was done in house of the
NFL. The colors were modified to a lighter
"Seahawks Blue", a darker "Seahawks Navy" and neon green piping. The
helmets also were changed from silver to the lighter "Seahawks Blue"
color after a fan poll was conducted. At first, the team had planned to
wear
silver helmets at home and blue helmets on the road, but since NFL
rules forbid the use of multiple helmets, the team held the fan poll to
decide which color helmet would be worn.
The Seahawks are the only NFL team to never wear white
uniforms at home.
This guide is to be as perfect as possible, but I am
learning new things everday. Whenever it is possible the source for the
uniform is provided. A key is on the bottom of the page.
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Color photographs are best when comparing uniforms. Thanks.
1976
1977 - 1979
No Changes
1980
New Shoes
The Seahawks made the change from black whites to white.
1981 - 1982
No Changes
1983
1984
No Changes
1985
A Decade in Seattle
The 10th Anniversary logo was added to the side of the pants on the stripe for all games celebrating the first decade of Seahawks history. (NFL & BP)
1986 - 1990
No Changes
1991
Shields Added
The NFL shield was added to jersey neck and pants and manufactorer logo added to sleeve (NFL)
1992 - 1993
No Changes
1994
Diamond Anniversary
NFL 75th anniversary patch added to left chest (SIV & CC)
Throwbacks...almost
In celebration of the NFL's 75th anniversary, all teams wore throwback uniforms during some point of the season. There were two versions of this uniform: a navy home uniform, and a white road uniform. Unfortunatly, they used the current helmets so they wore the blue facemask instead of the original gray. (SIV)
1995
Uniforms were now made by Starter with logo on sleeves.
1996 - 1997
No Changes
1998
Uniforms were made by Nike and their logos were added to the upper sleeves and pants.
1999
Uniforms were made by Puma and their logos were added to the upper sleeves and pants.
In Honor of Frank "Fritz" Shurmur
2000
Happy Anniversary
A 25th Anniversary patch was worn on Puma jerseys for Home and Road games all season. (P-I)
2001
Manufacture Change
Uniforms were made by Reebok and their logos were added to the upper sleeves and pants. This is the last year for the original style logo and uniforms. (P-I)
2002
Its All New
2003
The two color combinations of unifroms for home and road games were used during preseason. When the regular season came, only the one color sets were used except for the 2 color road version that was used during week 4 and 7. No other uniform changes. (P-I)
2004
In Honor of Pat Tillman
2005
2 Color Home Uni's
The regular season opened up in Jacksonville were the Seahawks wore the Blue tops and white bottoms for the first (and so far only) time during the regular season (P-I)
Futbol Americano
Super Bowls XL
The Seahawks were the NFC Champions for the first time in franchise history and faced the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL. Stickers where added to the back of the helmets and patches were worn on the jerseys. (NFL)
2006
No Changes
2007
C is for Captian
In Honor of Sean Taylor
2008
New NFL Shield and Dot
An updated NFL Shield will be updated on everything including the Equipment Patch. Also, a new rule change is a Defense player will also be allowed to wear a headset on the feild similar to the quarterback. The green dot has the NFL logo and a lightning bolt added to it.
The Beginning
The Seattle Seahawks debuted in 1976, the team's logo was a stylized royal blue and forest green hawk's head based on Northwestern Native American art. The helmet and pants were gray with the home uniforms being royal blue with white, blue and green arm stripes. The road uniform was white with blue and green arm stripes. The TV numbers were 12 inches tall on the front and only 10 inches tall on the back. (NFL & BP)
The Seattle Seahawks debuted in 1976, the team's logo was a stylized royal blue and forest green hawk's head based on Northwestern Native American art. The helmet and pants were gray with the home uniforms being royal blue with white, blue and green arm stripes. The road uniform was white with blue and green arm stripes. The TV numbers were 12 inches tall on the front and only 10 inches tall on the back. (NFL & BP)
1977 - 1979
No Changes
1980
New Shoes
The Seahawks made the change from black whites to white.
1981 - 1982
No Changes
1983
Chuck
Knox brough in a lot of change into Seattle including the uniforms. The striping on the
arms
now incorporated the Seahawks logo, and the TV numbers moved onto the
shoulders. Helmet facemasks changed from gray to blue. (NFL & CC)
No Changes
1985
A Decade in Seattle
The 10th Anniversary logo was added to the side of the pants on the stripe for all games celebrating the first decade of Seahawks history. (NFL & BP)
1986 - 1990
No Changes
1991
Shields Added
The NFL shield was added to jersey neck and pants and manufactorer logo added to sleeve (NFL)
1992 - 1993
No Changes
1994
Diamond Anniversary
NFL 75th anniversary patch added to left chest (SIV & CC)
Throwbacks...almost
In celebration of the NFL's 75th anniversary, all teams wore throwback uniforms during some point of the season. There were two versions of this uniform: a navy home uniform, and a white road uniform. Unfortunatly, they used the current helmets so they wore the blue facemask instead of the original gray. (SIV)
1995
Uniforms were now made by Starter with logo on sleeves.
1996 - 1997
No Changes
1998
Uniforms were made by Nike and their logos were added to the upper sleeves and pants.
1999
Uniforms were made by Puma and their logos were added to the upper sleeves and pants.
In Honor of Frank "Fritz" Shurmur
Fritz Shurmur was a
staple on current National Football League head coach
Mike Holmgren's coaching staff in Green Bay. Shurmur left Green Bay in
1999 to be defensive coordinator with the Seahawks when Holmgren
accepted the dual roles of head coach and general manager with Seattle.
Fritz died of cancer before the season began. In his honor, the
Seahawks wore a Black "FS" decal on the back of thier helmets all
season. (GG)
2000
Happy Anniversary
A 25th Anniversary patch was worn on Puma jerseys for Home and Road games all season. (P-I)
2001
Manufacture Change
Uniforms were made by Reebok and their logos were added to the upper sleeves and pants. This is the last year for the original style logo and uniforms. (P-I)
2002
Its All New
2002 marked the
beginning of a new look for the Seahawks. There were 4 different sets
of uniforms designed. 2 for home and 2 for away. Also, "NFL EQUIPMENT"
tag
replaces NFL shield on jersey neck and front of pants.
2 Color Road
Jersey Alteration
When the uniforms were shown at a press conference & fashion show before the 2002 season they were a bit different from the uniforms that eventually hit the field. The Reebok logo was on the shoulder directly below the number and the new Seahawks logo on the sleeve was much bigger.
The Helmet that Never Was
Fans had a chance to vote on the new Seahawks Helmet. They had the blue helmet and one done on a silver helmet similar to the older style, but with the new logo. Its been sais, the Seahawks originally wanted to use both, one for home the other for away, but the NFL rules only allow teams to have one official helmet. The blue helmet won and the silver has never seen the field. (P-I)
2 Color Road
One
Color Road
This set was only used for the last two road games of the season.
This set was only used for the last two road games of the season.
One Color Home
2 Color Home
This combination was only worn during two preseason games. (Only regular season game appearance is in 2005)
This combination was only worn during two preseason games. (Only regular season game appearance is in 2005)
Jersey Alteration
When the uniforms were shown at a press conference & fashion show before the 2002 season they were a bit different from the uniforms that eventually hit the field. The Reebok logo was on the shoulder directly below the number and the new Seahawks logo on the sleeve was much bigger.
The Helmet that Never Was
Fans had a chance to vote on the new Seahawks Helmet. They had the blue helmet and one done on a silver helmet similar to the older style, but with the new logo. Its been sais, the Seahawks originally wanted to use both, one for home the other for away, but the NFL rules only allow teams to have one official helmet. The blue helmet won and the silver has never seen the field. (P-I)
2003
The two color combinations of unifroms for home and road games were used during preseason. When the regular season came, only the one color sets were used except for the 2 color road version that was used during week 4 and 7. No other uniform changes. (P-I)
2004
In Honor of Pat Tillman
"40" helmet decal
worn for Week 2. This decal was worn by all 1,440 active players
to honor Pat Tillman, the first NFL player killed in combat since the
Vietnam War. (NFL)
2005
2 Color Home Uni's
The regular season opened up in Jacksonville were the Seahawks wore the Blue tops and white bottoms for the first (and so far only) time during the regular season (P-I)
Futbol Americano
"FÚTBOL
AMERICANO" helmet decal worn for one game by all
NFL teams in Week 4 to commemorate the first time regular-season game
played outside the United States (NFL)
Super Bowls XL
The Seahawks were the NFC Champions for the first time in franchise history and faced the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL. Stickers where added to the back of the helmets and patches were worn on the jerseys. (NFL)
2006
No Changes
2007
C is for Captian
The NFL instituted a
standardized "C" uniform patch for team captains. They also created a
new rule that the quarterback with a radio in his helmet must have a
green dot on the back of his helmet. Only one "dotted" helmet is
allowed on the field at the same time. (NFL)
In Honor of Sean Taylor
After
week 13, the Seahawks added a Black Circle 21 Sticker to their
helmets as a tribute for Washington Redskin Sean Talyor who was
murdered. They continued wearing the sticker throughout the rest of the
season and playoffs. (NFL)
It's the Shoes
The
Wildcard Weekend had the Washington Redskins coming to Seattle and a
lot of players showed off some new sneakers by Nike that used the lime
green color like never before. There were a couple different styles and
some players even had matching shoelaces. These shoes were not worn the
next week during in Green Bay for the Divisional Playoff Game versus
the Packers. (NFL)
2008
New NFL Shield and Dot
An updated NFL Shield will be updated on everything including the Equipment Patch. Also, a new rule change is a Defense player will also be allowed to wear a headset on the feild similar to the quarterback. The green dot has the NFL logo and a lightning bolt added to it.
In Honor of Gene Upshaw
Before
the first regular season game the Seahawks, and all NFL teams, added a
Black Circle GU 63 patch to
their uniforms as a tribute to Hall of Famer and NFL Players
Association Head Gene Upshaw who passed away. The patch was only worn
for week one. The patch was gone week 2 and replaced by a helmet decal.
They will continue to
wear the helmet decal throughout the rest of the
season. (NFL)
2009
New Green Alternate Jersey
On April 1, 2009 M. Princip over at greenglare.com, with support from Paul Lucas at the UniWatchBlog reported the Seahawks will have there first alternate jersey in franchise history. Nation wide speculation and conversations was all over the interent, but alas, April Fools!
New Green Alternate Jersey
On April 1, 2009 M. Princip over at greenglare.com, with support from Paul Lucas at the UniWatchBlog reported the Seahawks will have there first alternate jersey in franchise history. Nation wide speculation and conversations was all over the interent, but alas, April Fools!
| Source guide: | ||
| SMG | Seahawks Media Guide (year; page) | |
| SCOM | Seahawks.com, the Official Web site of the Seattle Seahawks (www.seahawks.com) | |
| CC | Chris Creamer's Sportslogo Site (www.sportslogos.net) | |
| P-I | Seattle Post-Intelligencers Seahawks Photo Gallery |
|
| NFL | NFL Photo Library (www.nflphotolibrary.com) |
|
| GG | Greenglare Seahawks Used Equipment (www.greenglare.com) |
|
| SIV |
Sports Illustrated
Vault (vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/) |
|
| S10 | Seahawks 10 Anniversary by Doug Weese |
|
| photo | Photographic documentation | |
| BP | Becky's Place (www.beckys-place.com) |
|
| AMA |
American Memorabilia
Auctions (www.americanmemorabilia.com) |
|
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