Overview
An honest portrait of the Seattle Seahawks for the all-weather fan
Genuine fans take the best team moments with the less than great, and know that the games that are best forgotten make the good moments truly shine. This monumental book of the Seattle Seahawks documents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the team, but also unmasks the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Seahawks highlights and lowlights, from wonderful and wacky memories to the famous and infamous. Such moments include the Jim Zorn fake field goal and the heady play of Steve Largent, as well as the Brian Bosworth fiasco and the near move to Los Angeles. Whether providing fond memories, goose bumps, or laughs, this portrait of the team is sure to appeal to the fan who has been through it all.
Author Biography
Chris Cluff is a freelance writer and editor, formerly of the Seattle Times for more than a decade, and was the NFL reporterand editor for much of that time. He lives in Seattle. Steve Largent is a businessman, a politician formerly of the House of Representatives, and a retired wide receiver of the National Football League's Seattle Seahawks, for which he has been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was selected for the Pro Bowl on seven occasions, and his was the first Seahawks number to be retired. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Press Releases
What fans don’t love to relive the good times of their favorite team? Likewise, in a twisted sort of way, what fans can really resist a self-pitying look back on some of those times that tested their allegiance? Those forgettable games, seasons, and plays that made the good times even better?
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Seattle Seahawks by Chris Cluff (Foreword by Steve Largent) presents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the Seattle Seahawks. It also unmasks, but doesn’t revel in, the bad, the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly.
In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Seahawks highlights, lowlights, wonderful and wacky memories, legends and goats, the famous and the infamous. You’ll relive the Jim Zorn fake field goal on Monday night but also the Brian Bosworth fiasco. The heady play of Steve Largent but also the near move to Los Angeles.
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Seattle Seahawks includes the best and worst Seahawks teams and players of all time, the most clutch performances and performers, the biggest choke jobs and chokers, great comebacks and blown leads, plus overrated and underrated Seahawks players and coaches. There are Seahawks you loved for all the right reasons, and those you couldn’t stand, sublime and embarrassing records, and trades, both savvy and savagely bad. Brawls and fights. Rivalries. Compelling photos. And much, much more.
If you’re a through-thick-and-thin Seahawks fan, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Seattle Seahawks is especially for you. It will remind you of the good and great times and bring a knowing smile about some of those other times, when you proved to yourself just how loyal you are. For everyone else, this warts-and-all portrait of the Seahawks will provide countless fond memories, goose bumps, and laughs.