Hall of Famer Kenny Easley (update: he made it!)

[Trenchbroom]

Wish Les could have seen this day. :les:

Congrats Mr. Easley! :irishdrinkers:

 

[Seahawkfan80]

This 45:



Makes this .45 look tame:

One of them is a paperweight. :mrgreen:

 

[Erebus]

Canton is only a 5.5 hour drive from here. I'm thinking of going to his induction ceremony in August. Has anyone been to a HOF induction ceremony and know if there is much access to the inductees for autographs?

 

[RiverDog]

I'd like to thank JTB and a couple of the others for their participation on our debate on this subject. Your contributions have helped me form my argument to defend this selection in front of several arrogant Cowboy and Niners fans that I work with that will undoubtedly be looking to disrespect our guy.

 

[Yoonhawk]

It's so nice having multiple Hawks representing us in the Hall after so many years with just one (Largent).

 

[seahawkfreak]

It's so nice having multiple Hawks representing us in the Hall after so many years with just one (Largent).

Who would have known the early 21st century would have been so good to the Seahawks. What a great day. 4 Seahawks now and some more to come!

 

[West TX Hawk]

I sure hope the Clink has a huge and special ceremony for him next year. This was long overdue! 4 HOFers now and many more to come down the road...

 

[two dog]

Before the draft Kenny asked the Seahawks not to select him. He apparently
did not want to play for Seattle. Admittedly, the Seahawks were not a very good
team at the time.

Yet he played his entire career as a Seahawks and was the most intimidating
DB I ever saw. Apologies to Kam who is my current favorite player just as Easley
was in his day. Love those sledge hammers at the safety position.

 

[Sports Hernia]

Ronnie Lott and some historian guy in Minnesota kept Kenny on the radar.
It's kind of a cool story I try and find it later.

 

[seahawkfreak]

Before the draft Kenny asked the Seahawks not to select him. He apparently
did not want to play for Seattle. Admittedly, the Seahawks were not a very good
team at the time.

Yet he played his entire career as a Seahawks and was the most intimidating
DB I ever saw. Apologies to Kam who is my current favorite player just as Easley
was in his day. Love those sledge hammers at the safety position.

This is kind of a downer to hear. If memory serves me correct he didn't really leave happy with us as well, then he had to retire. I wonder if he still has ill feelings towards Seattle.

 

[ivotuk]

No words. Congratulations to the man! :2thumbs:

 

[KitsapGuy]

 

[Paschtorian]

This is the best news EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He'll be standing alongside Largent, Kennedy, and Jones as winners of this (most) prestigious award.

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[RiverDog]

Before the draft Kenny asked the Seahawks not to select him. He apparently
did not want to play for Seattle. Admittedly, the Seahawks were not a very good
team at the time.

Yet he played his entire career as a Seahawks and was the most intimidating
DB I ever saw. Apologies to Kam who is my current favorite player just as Easley
was in his day. Love those sledge hammers at the safety position.

This is kind of a downer to hear. If memory serves me correct he didn't really leave happy with us as well, then he had to retire. I wonder if he still has ill feelings towards Seattle.

Easley had some major grievances against the Seahawks over their treatment of his injuries and actually sued them over what he claims was their advice to take lots of Ibuprofen, which he claims damaged his liver and ended his career. The Hawks denied his claims. The case was settled out of court. But that was nearly two decades ago. I doubt that there's so much as a drop of bad blood remaining.

I'm not holding his not wanting to play for us in the beginning against him. A lot of players express a desire not to play for specific teams. Once he was here, he put that aside and played his guts out for us.

 

[Seahwkgal]

NFLshop does not have a Vintage Easley jersey up for sale yet. I wonder how long it will take. I want to order one!!!!

 

[ChiefHawk]

This is almost as good as a Seahawks Super Bowl Championship. A great and long overdue day for Kenny. Ronnie Lott would be the first one to say "It's about damn time!"

Ronnie Lott deserves credit for an assist on this - he never let anyone forget about Kenny

 

[keatonisballin]

So happy when I heard he made it in. I wasn't around when he played but I've seen plenty of film and he was amazing. I've been wanting to get a throwback jersey for years and a Kenny Easley jersey would be perfect.

 

[AROS]

Great to hear his voice and talk a bit about his upcoming enshrinement...

http://www.king5.com/sports/nfl/seahawk ... /406791758

 

[Sports Hernia]

Great to hear his voice and talk a bit about his upcoming enshrinement...

http://www.king5.com/sports/nfl/seahawk ... /406791758

Awesome, thanks for posting this! :2thumbs:

 

[12thbrah]

Pro Football HOF site has a legit throwback Kenny Easley jersey up for sale in case anyone's interested.

http://www.profootballhof.com/seahawks-kenny-easley-hall-of-fame-jersey/