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Why are the Seattle Seahawks named that?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 9/27/2023

They held a contest and the name Seahawks was selected from the submissions. Seahawks were already used by a local high school in Seattle, Chief Sealth. The submitter probably swiped it from them.

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∙ 15y ago

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