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Seattle Seahawks (Football team)

LC control no.n 81059560
Descriptive conventionsrda
Corporate name headingSeattle Seahawks (Football team)
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Variant(s)Seahawks (Football team)
See alsoMembership corporate body: American Football Conference
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Membership corporate body: National Football Conference
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Other standard no.557254
157043164
Q221878
Beginning date1975
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedSeattle (Wash.)
CenturyLink Field (Seattle, Wash.)
Husky Stadium (Seattle, Wash.)
Kingdome (Seattle, Wash.)
Field of activityFootball
Professional sports
AffiliationNational Football League
National Football Conference
American Football Conference
National Football Conference
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Found inRothaus, J. The Seattle Seahawks, c1980 (subj.) t.p. (Seattle Seahawks) p. 10, etc. (franchise granted in 1974 as expansion team in NFL; team formed in 1975; first season, 1976)
Wikipedia, January 21, 2016 (The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football franchise based in Seattle, Washington. They are members of the West division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team; owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen) March 31, 2020 (Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West division. They joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team; Since 2002, they have played their home games at CenturyLink Field (formerly Qwest Field), located south of downtown Seattle. They previously played home games in the Kingdome (1976-1999) and Husky Stadium (1994, 2000-2001); played two preseason and three regular season home games of the 1994 season at Husky Stadium due to repairs at the Kingdome; conference affiliations: American Football Conference (1977-2001), AFC West (1977-2001); National Football Conference (1976, 2002-present), NFC West (1976, 2002-present); team owners: The Nordstrom family: 1976-1988; Ken Behring & Ken Hofmann: 1988-1996; Paul Allen: 1997-2018; Paul G. Allen Trust: October, 2018 to present)
Associated languageeng