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by Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football franchise in Seattle, Washington established as an expansion team in 1976. The Seahawks are members of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, a part of the National Football League (NFL). Since 2002, the Seahawks have played their home games at CenturyLink Field, located south of downtown Seattle.
The Seahawks have won nine division titles and three conference championships in both the AFC and NFC, the only team to have done so. They have appeared in three Super Bowls. They won Super Bowl XLVIII defeating the Denver Broncos 43-8.
Note: Be aware that there are a host of manufacturer's variants of these and other fan flags being marketed for "Seahawks" fans. This includes garden flags, banners, and pennants.
Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
First logo
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located by Esteban Rivera, 11 June 2026
First logo redesign in black
and white by Marvin Oliver as published originally on the newspaper Northwest
Indian News, September 1975;
https://1000logos.net/seattle-seahawks-logo
The first logo was designed in 1976 and was a stylized royal blue and forest green eagle or thunderbird head based on Kwakwakaʼwakw art masks (https://www.burkemuseum.org/news/mask-inspired-seahawks-logo, https://www.burkemuseum.org/news/origin-seahawks-logo-story-unfolds and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU6zLz3lNJ8). It was inspired by Northwest Indian culture and more specifically in artistic depictions found on the book by Robert Bruce Inverarity, "Art of the Northwest Coast Indians" (1950) published by the University of California Press. This reference had been positively identified and recorded in a newspaper article by Neil Modie, “The Seahawk Helmet Scrimmage,” Seattle Post-Intellegencer, October, 1975. In 1975, reacting to the first Seahawks logo, artist Marvin Oliver, himself of Quinault/Isleta background, who had studied with Bill Holm, offered a redesigned logo that he felt adhered more closely to the northern Northwest Coast “formline” design principles of northern design explained in Holm's book. The previous information was provided by O. William "Bill" Holm (1925-2020), Art Historian and Burke Museum Curator Emeritus and the online article written by Robin K. Wright of the Burke Museum.
Second logo
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located by Esteban Rivera, 11 June 2026
https://1000logos.net/seattle-seahawks-logo
The second logo was unveiled on March 1, 2002, to coincide
with the team moving to the NFC as well as the opening of Seahawks Stadium, both
the logo and the uniforms were heavily redesigned. The Wordmark was designed (https://verlanderdesign.com/sports#/nfl-seahawks-wordmark-typography-design)
by Mark Verlander and the logo was designed by NFL Properties LLC in-house
design team, which is the merchandising and licensing arm of the NFL. The colors
were modified to a lighter "Seahawks Blue", a darker "Seahawks Navy" and lime
green piping.
Third logo
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located by Esteban Rivera, 11 June 2026
https://50.seahawks.com
The current version is the 2012 logo in the middle over a
blue horizontal background, when Nike (sports equipment manufacturer) took over
as the official uniform supplier for the league on April 3, 2012 and unveiled
new uniform and logo designs for the Seahawks for the 2012 season. The new
designs incorporate a new accent color, "Wolf Grey", and the main colors are
"College Navy" and "Action Green" (https://www.seahawks.com/news/new-look-uniform-from-2012-121541).
Hence, succesive logo designs have further streamlined the design, removing
the eyelid lines, and giving the bird a more aggressive look.
Sources:
https://www.burkemuseum.org/news/mask-inspired-seahawks-logo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Seattle_Seahawks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks
https://es.linkedin.com/company/seattle-seahawks
For additional information go to Seahawks (official website): http://seahawks.com/
Esteban Rivera, 11 June 2026
Flag:
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by Tomislav Todorovic, 18 June 2026
images from Pete Loeser, 26 October 2016
These flags celebrates the Seahawk victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.
Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
image from Pete Loeser, 26 October 2016
This Seahawk Logo flag is a variant that has become very popular in recent years.
Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
image from Pete Loeser, 26 October 2016
This helmet-style flag done in team colors is being made for most NFL teams and has become very popular.
Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
image from Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
These "You're in Seattle Seahawk's Country" style of fan flags are being sold throughout the NFL for all the teams.
Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
image from Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
This popular Seahawk fan flag is for that special room, the "Man Cave" I've seen them for most NFL teams, same design, different colors, etc..
Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
image from Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
This flag is seems to be a cross between Seahawk and Star Wars fandom. This style flag is being made for most NFL teams.
Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
image from Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
The Legion of Boom flag refers to the performance of the defensive of the Seattle Seahawks. Since 2011, Seahawk backs and safeties have earned a reputation for consistently leading the NFL in numerous defensive categories. Their performance in Super Bowl XLVIII is considered their crowning achievement.
Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
images from Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
images from Pete Loeser, 6 February 2017
mages from Pete Loeser, 6 February 2017
These popular Seahawk flags are for the extra "man" on the team, namely the fans themselves. It refers to how the Seahawk fans often create loud sounds or chants in hopes of distracting and confusing the opposing team. The Seahawks' fans have twice set the Guinness World Record for the loudest crowd noise at a sporting event. They are considered the 12th player on the eleven man field.
Pete Loeser, 16 December 2016
image from Esteban Rivera, 5 February 2017
I've seen a version of the "Seattle Seahawks Twelfth Man Flag" consisting of a plain twelfth man flag with number on blue background. Here is a cropped picture taken on August 15, 2014 in Seattle. Additional information on the origins and use of the "12th man" can be found here.
Esteban Rivera, 5 February 2017
Regarding the 12s (formerly known as the "12th Man"), the tradition started
on December 15, 1984, (when) the number 12 was forever retired in Seattle (as) a
tribute to the best fans in the NFL, becoming the first professional sports team
to retire a jersey in honor of their supporters (an honour reserved usually for
players). Then in 1989 the NFL briefly introduced a rule against "excessive
crowd noise," due in part to the remarkable noise levels at the Kingdome that
made it challenging for opposing teams to hear. And on October 12, 2003, the
Seahawks introduced a new pregame ceremony that became a tradition to further
connect the team to the fans. The ceremony is known as "Raising the 12 Flag,"
where a special guest raises a flag on the flag deck inside the stadium right
before kickoff. During the first flag raising, 12 original Season Ticket Holders
lifted the 12 Flag for the first time, symbolizing the unwavering support of
Seahawks fans. This iconic moment marked the beginning of a tradition that
continues today at every home game. Since then, the 12s have been known as one
of the loudest fanbases in all of professional sports and have twice set the
Guinness World Record for the loudest crowd noise at a sporting event.
Sources:
https://www.seahawks.com/fans/the-12s and
https://www.seahawks.com/news/the-history-of-the-12s
Esteban Rivera,
11 June 2026
