The extraordinary life of Steve Largent and Football career
Before there was a legion of boom before The 12th man shook the earth there was a Man who defined what it meant to be a Seahawk Steve Larent wasn't the biggest He wasn't the fastest but he had Something no stat could measure Heart Precision and a work ethic that couldn't Be matched Drafted in the fourth round Of the 1976 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers Larent was traded to the Seattle Seahawks before he ever played it down Seattle saw what others missed and the Rest is history For 14 seasons he became The heartbeat of the Seahawks offense He Ran routes with surgical precision And When the ball was in the air you knew Who was coming down with it He retired As the NFL's all-time leader in Receptions receiving yards and touchdown Catches 819 receptions 13,089 yards and 100 touchdowns He was the first Seahawk inducted into The Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995 but he was a legend long before That Steve Larent was more than a Football player
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