We all know who Joey Galloway is, but how many of us remember G.G. Galloway? Quick Gurus, tell me what position Neil Graff played! (Now there's an interesting story!) Did you realize we had a Rocky and a Rolly in the veterans' allocation? What a pity Rocky Rasley missed the cut - there was a dream combination in the making! What do you know about players like Benchwarmer Bob or Huge Corporation? I'll bet you thought The Immaculate Reception was all about the Steelers, not the Seahawks! Did you know that Vince Lombardi, son of the late Vince Lombardi, was the Administrative Assistant to GM John Thompson in 1976! We'll provide the list, you provide the memories! If you have stories about these players -- something you remember about them, where they are now, anything that may be of interest to other fans -- please drop us a line! We're adding stories all the time and we'd love to have all these players linked to memories!
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1976 Squad (Including Coach Patera) | |||||||
Name | Pos | From | GP 1976/ Total for Seattle |
1976 and after | |||
Ted Bachman Porterville |
CB | Traded by Cleveland | 1976: Seattle (5G) 1976: Miami (8G) DNP after 1976 | ||||
Carl Barisich Princeton |
DT | Cleveland Veterans' allocation | 1977-80: Miami 1981: NY Giants | ||||
Larry Bates Miami Injured reserve all season |
RB | Draft (5c) | DNP after 1976 | ||||
Nick Bebout Wyoming |
T | Atlanta Veterans' allocation | 1976-79: Seattle 1980: Minnesota | ||||
Don Bitterlich Temple |
K | Draft (3b) | DNP after 1976 | ||||
Lyle Blackwood Texas Christian Played in Super Bowl XVII & XIX |
DB | Cincinnati Veterans' allocation | 1977-80: Baltimore 1981-86: Miami | ||||
Andrew Bolton Fisk |
RB | Draft (4c) | 1976: Seattle (5G) 1976: Detriot (7G) 1977-78: Detroit | ||||
Ed Bradley Wake Forest Played in Super Bowl IX |
LB | Pittsburgh Veterans' allocation | 1977-78: San Francisco | ||||
Dave Brown Michigan |
DB | Pittsburgh Veterans' allocation |
1976-86: Seattle 1987-89: Green Bay | ||||
Don Clune Pennsylvania |
WR | NY Giants Veterans' allocation | DNP after 1976 | ||||
Ron Coder Penn State |
G | Pittsburgh - Traded by Pittsburgh for 12th round draft pick | DNP 1978 |
1976-79: Seattle 1980: St Louis 1985: Baltimore (USFL) | |||
Randy Coffield Florida State |
LB | Draft (10) | 1978-79: NY Giants | ||||
Greg Collins Notre Dame |
LB | San Francisco Pre-season waivers | 1977: Buffalo | ||||
Al Cowlings USC |
DE | Free agent Previously Rams | 1977: Rams 1979: San Francisco | ||||
Mike Curtis Duke Played in Super Bowl V |
LB | Baltimore Veterans' allocation | 1977-78: Washington | ||||
Alvis Darby Florida |
TE | Draft (6) | 1976: Seattle (1G) 1976: Houston (1G) 1978: Tampa Bay | ||||
John Demarie Louisiana State |
G | Cleveland Veterans' allocation | DNP after 1976 | ||||
Don Dufek Michigan |
S | Draft (5a) | DNP 1978 |
1976-84: Seattle | |||
Rick Engles Tulsa |
P | Draft (3b) | DNP 1978 |
1976-77: Seattle 1977: Pittsburgh 1978: Philadelphia | |||
Norm Evans Texas Christian Seattle NFL Man of the Year 1976, as voted by the fans. Played in Super Bowls VI, VII and VIII |
T | Miami Veterans' allocation | DNP 1978 |
1976-78: Seattle | |||
Ken Geddes Nebraska |
LB | Rams Veterans' allocation | 1976-78: Seattle | ||||
Neil Graff Wisconsin |
QB | New England Veterans' allocation | Active for 2 games |
1977: Pittsburgh | |||
Sammy Green Florida |
LB | Draft (2a) | 1976-79: Seattle 1980: Houston | ||||
Don Hansen Illinois |
LB | Atlanta Veterans' allocation | 1976: Seattle (2G) 1976: Green Bay (12G) 1977: Green Bay | ||||
Richard Harris Grambling State |
DT | Chicago Pre-season waivers | 1976-77: Seattle | ||||
Fred Hoaglin Pittsburgh |
C | Houston Veterans' allocation | DNP after 1976 | ||||
Ron Howard Seattle University |
TE | Dallas Veterans' allocation | 1976-78: Seattle 1979: Buffalo | ||||
Ken Hutcherson Livingston Injured reserve all season |
LB | Green Bay Veterans' allocation | DNP after 1976 | ||||
Gordon Jolley Utah |
T | Detroit Veterans' allocation | 1976-77: Seattle | ||||
Ernie Jones Miami |
CB | Draft (5a) | 1977-79: New York Giants | ||||
Art Kuehn UCLA |
C | Washington Veterans' allocation, but played in World Football League while Washington had rights to him | 1976-82: Seattle 1983: New England 1984: USFL | ||||
Steve Largent Tulsa |
WR | Houston Trade for 8th round draft pick | 1976-89: Seattle | ||||
John Leypoldt Northern Virginia CC |
K | Free agent Previously Buffalo | 1976-77: Seattle 1978: Seattle (1G) 1978: New Orleans | ||||
Bob Lurtsema Played in Super Bowl IX |
DE | Minnesota Pre-season waivers | 1976-77: Seattle | ||||
Al (Alvin) Matthews Texas A & I |
S | Green Bay Veterans' allocation | 1977: San Francisco | ||||
Sam McCullum Montana State Played in Super Bowl IX |
WR | Minnesota Veterans' allocation | 1976-81: Seattle 1983-83: Minnesota | ||||
Hugh McKinnis | RB | Cleveland Pre-season waivers | DNP after 1976 | ||||
John McMakin Clemson Played in Super Bowl IX |
TE | Detroit Veterans' allocation | DNP after 1976 | ||||
Eddie McMillan Florida State |
CB | Rams Veterans' allocation | 1976-77: Seattle 1978: Buffalo | ||||
Bill Munson Foothill |
QB | Detroit Trade for 5th round draft pick |
1977: San Diego 1978-79: Buffalo | ||||
Steve Myer New Mexico |
QB | Draft (4a) | Active for 7 games in 1976 |
1976-79: Seattle | |||
Ralph Nelson No College |
RB | Washington Pre-season waivers | DNP after 1976 | ||||
Bob Newton Cerritos |
G | Chicago Pre-season waivers | 1976-81: Seattle | ||||
Steve Niehaus Notre Dame NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year 1976 |
DT | Draft (1) | 1976-78: Seattle 1979: Minnesota | ||||
Bill Olds Nebraska |
RB | Free agent Previously Colts | 1976: Seattle (1G) 1976: Philadelphia (11G) | ||||
Jack Patera NFL Coach of the Year 1978 |
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Bob Penchion Alcorn A&M |
G | San Francisco Veterans' allocation | DNP after 1976 | ||||
Steve Raible Georgia Tech |
WR | Draft (2c) | 1976-81: Seattle | ||||
Oliver Ross Alabama A&M |
RB | Denver Pre-season waivers | DNP after 1976 | ||||
Dave Simonson Minnesota |
T | Houston Pre-season waivers | 1977: Detroit | ||||
Sherman Smith Miami (Ohio) |
RB | Draft (2b) | 1976-82: Seattle 1983: San Diego | ||||
Don Testerman Ferrum; Virginia Tech; Lenoir-Rhyne; Clemson |
RB | Philadelphia Pre-season waivers | 1976-78: Seattle 1979: Miami | ||||
Dave Tipton Stanford |
DE | San Diego Veterans' allocation | DNP after 1976 | ||||
Charles Waddell North Carolina Injured reserve all season |
LB | San Diego Veterans' allocation | 1977: Tampa Bay (1G) | ||||
Jim White Northeastern JC (Colo) |
DE | Free agent Previously Houston | 1976: Seattle (2G) 1976: Denver (7G) | ||||
Larry Woods Tennessee State |
DT | Jets Veterans' allocation | DNP after 1976 | ||||
Rolly Woolsey Boise State |
CB | Dallas Veterans' allocation | 1977: Cleveland 1978: St Louis | ||||
Jim Zorn Cal Poly (Pomona) NFC Offensive Player of the Year 1976 |
QB | Free Agent Previously Dallas | 1976-84: Seattle 1985: Green Bay 1987: Tampa Bay (also in CFL) | ||||
Players who missed the final squad | |||||||
Name | Pos | From | 1976 and after | ||||
Wayne Baker Brigham Young |
DT | San Francisco | |||||
Ron Barnett Texas Arlington |
WR | Draft (12) | . | ||||
Jarvis Blinks Northwestern State |
DB | Draft (14) | . | ||||
Bob Bos Iowa State |
T | Draft (9) | . | ||||
Skip Boyd Washington |
P | Free Agent Rams draft pick 1975 |
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Terry Brown |
TE | Waivers Minnesota |
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Reggie Brown Washington |
TE | Free Agent Trialled with Atlanta 1975 |
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Bob Cason Puget Sound |
QB | Free Agent Trialled with Redskins 1972 |
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Scott Christman Oklahoma State |
QB | Free Agent Trialled with Dallas 1975 |
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Phil Clabo Tennessee |
T | Free Agent No previous NFL experience |
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Rondy Colbert Lamar |
DB | Giants Veterans' allocation |
1976: NY Giants (14G) 1977-78: St Louis 1979: Winnipeg (CFL) | ||||
Dwaine Copeland Middle Tennessee State |
RB | Free Agent Miami draft pick 1975 |
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Dwayne Crump Fresno State |
DB | St Louis Veterans' allocation |
1976: St Louis (13G) | ||||
Jerry Davis Morris Brown |
DB | Jets Veterans' allocation |
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Ned Deane Massachusetts |
G | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Greg Den Boer Michigan |
TE | Free agent Colts draft pick 1975 |
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John Didion Oregon State New Orleans MVP 1974 |
C | Free agent Previously Washington, New Orleans and Chicago |
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Alan Dixon Harding College |
RB | Free agent Previously Minnesota |
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Dick Dixon Arkansas State |
DT | Draft (7) | . | ||||
Jay Douglas Memphis State |
T | Free agent Previously San Diego |
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Steve Duncanson Idaho |
G | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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James Ford Texas Southern |
RB | Free agent Previously New Orleans |
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Solomon Freelon Grambling |
G | Free agent Previously Houston |
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G G Galloway Clemson |
DE | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Ted Gerela Washington State |
K | Free agent Previously British Columbia Lions |
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Greg Gibson Oregon |
LB | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Cornelius Greene | |||||||
Allen Haigler Tennessee State |
LB | Free agent Trialled with Atlanta 1975 |
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Billy Hardee VPI |
DB | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
1976: Denver (2G) 1977: NY Jets 1981 Toronto (CFL) 1982 Ottawa (CFL) | ||||
Gary Hayman Penn State Played pre-season v San Francisco Scored 4 TDs in pre-season: 1 v Rams 1 v San Diego (KR return) 2 v Oakland |
RB | Buffalo Veterans' allocation |
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Ruben Hodges Jr Mississippi Valley State |
DB | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Larry Howse Tennessee State |
DB | Free agent Trialled with Atlanta 1975 |
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Lauriberto Ignacio San Pedro, Brazil |
K | Free agent Trialled with Rams and Houston 1974 |
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Po James New Mexico State |
RB | . Previously Philadelphia |
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Randy Johnson Georgia |
G | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Wayne Johnson Oregon |
WR | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Gary Keithley Texas ElPaso |
QB | St Louis Veterans' allocation |
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Al Kelso Washington |
C | Free Agent Washington |
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Al Knapp Utah State |
P/K | Free agent Previously Green Bay |
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Brad Kramer Azusa Pacific |
K | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Jerry Lee Seattle University |
TE | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Stan Lewis Wayne (Neb.) State |
DE | Free agent Previously Cleveland |
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Bill Lide Johnson C. Smith |
WR | Free agent Trialled with Houston 1975 |
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Larry Lilja Northwestern |
C | Free agent Trialled with Atlanta 1975 |
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Jeff Lloyd West Texas State |
DE | Draft (3) | 1976: Buffalo (9G) 1978: Kansas City | ||||
Kerry Marbury West Virginia |
RB | New England Veterans' allocation, but played in Canada while NE had rights to him |
1991 West Virginia All-time | ||||
Clifton Marcus Washington |
RB | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Johnny Masters Hawaii |
P | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Peter Miskov Northern Illinois |
K | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Keith Muehr Southwestern Louisiana |
P | Draft (11) | |||||
John Neuman Central Michigan |
DT | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Jesse O'Neal Grambling |
DE | Houston Veterans' allocation |
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Joe Owens Alcorn A&M |
DE | New Orleans Veterans' allocation |
1976: Houston (3G) | ||||
Bob Picard 1 TD in pre- season v Denver |
WR | Philadelphia Veterans' allocation |
1976: Philadelphia (4G) 1976: Detroit (8G) | ||||
Ahmad Rashad Oregon Played pre-season v Denver 1 TD in pre-season v Oakland |
WR | Free agent Previously Buffalo |
1976-82: Minnesota | ||||
Rocky Rasley Oregon State |
G | Kansas City Veterans' allocation |
1976: San Francisco (1G) | ||||
Andy Reid Georgia |
RB | Draft (13) | 1976: Buffalo (1G) | ||||
Ernie Richardson Oregon State |
LB | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Gordon Riegel Stanford |
LB | Free agent Trialled with Rams 1975 |
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Preston Roberts Bishop |
WR | Free agent Trialled with Philadelphia 1975 |
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Darwin Robinson Dakota State Played pre-season v Denver |
RB | Free agent Trialled with Washington 1974 |
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Robin Ross Washington State |
T | . | |||||
Chris Rowland Washington |
QB | Draft (17) | |||||
Bryant Salter |
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Dan Shepherd Cincinnati State |
R | ||||||
Larry Shipp Louisiana State |
WR | Draft (6) | |||||
Herb Singleton Oregon |
QB | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Dan Smith Washington State |
T | Draft (15) | |||||
Steve Taylor Georgia |
DB | Denver Veterans' allocation |
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Jeff Urczyk Georgia Tech |
DB | Draft (16) | |||||
Mark Wahl Huron |
K | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Dave Williams Washington First player signed by Seahawks |
WR | Free agent Previously with St Louis, San Diego, Pittsburgh |
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Lydell Williams Missouri Southern State |
RB | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Vaughn Williams Washington State |
RB | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Sears Woods North Texas State |
RB | Free agent No previous NFL experience |
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Sources:
Seattle Seahawks 1976 Media Guide Seattle Seahawks 1977 Fact Book Seattle Seahawks website Beckett’s Football Card Alphabetical Checklist (1997) Notes:
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