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The Beginning: "I think when I was 5 years old, I got my first Bart Starr uniform," Krieg said. Continue reading
The Seahawk Years: Dave Krieg trotted from the bench, threw touchdown passes to Steve Largent and Paul Johns and engineered a third.
Retirement: Fitting that after so many years, Dave Krieg chose to return to the place where he began his NFL career to announce his retirement.
What Others Say About Dave: Jerry Wunsch -- "When I was growing up, Seattle was my favorite team because of a guy name Dave Krieg. ...
Dave on Dave: "Sometimes you just wonder how I've been able to last 17 years coming from Milton College," Krieg said.
What You Say about Dave: Dave is my favorite football player of all time for one reason. He played at the highest possible level that his talent would allow and then he squeezed out even more by working hard.
Dave Krieg for Ring of Honor! He's made it! Thanks to all of you who sent letters to petition the Seahawks for Dave's rightful place in the Ring of Honor!
Dave's World Tour: Dave's been ... uh ... he's been ... well ... I'm not sure where all he's been but some of our super secret Seahawks fans have spotted him in some interesting places and we've got the film to prove it!!
Dave's Stats: He ranks seventh in the NFL all-time in attempts (5,309), completions (3,105) and passing touchdowns (261). His 38,147 passing yards rank eighth.
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You met up with a lot of players over your career. We know it’s unfair to ask about “favorite” or “best” players when it’s so hard to compare, but you know that fans keep asking. We’re no exception!
If you picked your All-Dave Team for guys you enjoyed being with and who made the game more fun for you, who’d make the squad? "One of them would be Kenny Easley, one of the best football players I ever played with. Defensive Player of the Year in 1984. Heck of a talent, if not for injuries he’d have been in Hall of Fame. Steve Largent, of course. Joe Nash, Curt Warner, John L. Williams, all the offensive linesmen that blocked for me, I could go up and down the list there, whole bunch of guys that really gave their all. I couldn’t believe they’d actually go to the line to block for me. Those were some of the more talented guys that I mentioned. Dave Brown, consummate pro."
Finally, is there a perfect football day for you out of all those memories? If you could go back in time, where would you like to be? "One play? The Kansas City game when Paul Skansi caught that pass with no time remaining on the clock. He’s one of my favorites too, he didn't get much credit but he was very similar to Steve Largent." "Game? There were some in succession. We beat the Patriots and then the Broncos in first playoff game. I think I was 12/13 and it was the first playoff game the Seahawks ever played and we won. Then we went to Miami and that was the most memorable game because we went in as 14 ½ point underdogs. We went down there and beat them. Those were some of the most memorable games." "Then there was a touchdown pass to Darryl Turner. It was the first play of game in Denver at Mile High Stadium and we went with the silent count. Chuck said, 'Let's quiet this crowd down and hit a big pass.' We threw the bomb. You don’t normally hit that pass, but we did to Darryl Turner, 80 yard touchdown pass, first play of the game."
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