Steve Largent

Steve Largent
Position (s): Wide Receiver	Jersey number (s): 80
born September 28, 1954 in Tulsa , Oklahoma
Career information
Active : 1976 - 1989
NFL Draft : 1976 / Round: 4 / Pick: 117
College : Tulsa
Teams
Seattle Seahawks (1976-1989)
Career statistics
Pass catches	819
the resulting gain in space	13,089 yards
Touchdowns	101
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
7 × Pro Bowl election (1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987) NFL 1980s All-Decade Team NFL 100 All-Time Team Bart Starr Award Walter Payton Man of the Year Seahawks Ring of Honor Number blocked by the Seahawks
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Stephen Michael "Steve" Largent (born September 28, 1954 in Tulsa , Oklahoma ) is a retired American American football player on the position of wide receiver . He played for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League (NFL). After his sports career, he represented Oklahoma in the United States House of Representatives for the Republicans for eight years .

NFL

Steve Largent was selected in 1976 by the Houston Oilers in the 4th round of the NFL Draft as 117th player. After the four games in the preseason he was signed by the newly formed team from Seattle for an eight-round pick in the 1977 draft - the Oilers wanted to fire him. Largent started the season as a backup behind starters Steve Raible and Don Clune . Nevertheless, he came in the first regular season game in franchise history on five trapped passes for 86 yards. He was a starter on the second day of play. At the end of the season, he was able to lead the team with 54 captured passes for 705 yards. In his sophomore season Largent caught ten touchdowns and in 1978 he broke the 1,000-yard mark for the first time with 1,168 captured yards. He became the first Seahawks player to be called to the Pro Bowl . He broke this mark seven more times in his career. With 71 passes, he also led the American Football Conference (AFC). In 1985 he was able to achieve his personal best with 79 passports caught and league-leading 1,287 yards. In 1988 he caused a climax in the rivalry between the Seahawks and the Denver Broncos . In the first game against each other, Broncos Safety Mike Harden tackled Largent so hard that he lost consciousness, suffered a concussion and broke two teeth. The second time they met Harden caught an interception, but when Largent returned, he was tackled so hard that Harden fumbled the ball. This fumble was conquered by Largent. Largent described this tackle as the best moment of his career in the documentary Steve Largent: A Football Life . Before the start of the 1989 season , he announced that he would be stepping down at the end of the season. He started the season with 97 touchdowns already scored. In the season opener he was able to catch his first touchdown of the season. Due to an injury, he missed six games, which is why he only scored his 99th touchdown on Matchday 12 and thus set Don Hutson's record from 1945. On December 10, 1989, he caught his 100th touchdown in the game against the Cincinnati Bengals , becoming the first NFL player to reach that mark. It was his last touchdown.

From 1976 to 1989 Largent started in 197 games, and was unable to play due to injury only four times in the first 13 years of his career. In 1979 he missed the game against Oakland due to a broken wrist, in 1982 the game against Houston and 1983 the game against the Los Angeles Raiders due to a knee injury, and in 1988 a game against New England due to a broken thumb and foot injury. Characteristic for Largent was his below average speed, and his outstanding ability to get free and catch passes.

By the time he retired, Largent held several NFL records: Most passes caught (819), most consecutive games with a pass catch (177), most yards captured (13,089), most touchdowns caught (100), most seasons with 50 or more passes captured (10) and most seasons with over 1,000 yards captured per season (8). In addition, he was elected seven times to the Pro Bowl and three times to the All-Pro .

In 1995 Steve Largent was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and is a member of the National Football League's 1980s All-Decade Team . In 1988 he was the first Seahawk to receive the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award . He was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. In 1989 he received the Steve Largent Award named after him . Largent's shirt number 80 has not been used by the Seattle Seahawks since 1995. The only exception was in 2004 , when Jerry Rice played with the permission of Largent in eleven games for the Seahawks with the number 80. In 2019 he was elected to the NFL 100 All-Time Team for the 100th anniversary of the NFL .

politics

After his active career, Largent was elected to the United States House of Representatives for the 1st Congressional District of Oklahoma , to which he served as a Republican between November 29, 1994 and February 15, 2002. Then the ex-pro gave physical education at Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City . In 2002, he ran for governor of Oklahoma without success .

Private

Steve Largent has four children and now lives with his wife Terry in his native Tulsa.

Web links

• Steve Largent in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Steve Largent in the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame

supporting documents

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Steve Largent tops our list of the 40 greatest Seattle Seahawks players. Retrieved May 29, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} On This Date in Sports December 10, 1989: Steve Largent 100. Retrieved May 29, 2019 . 
3. ^ Brian Lester: Seattle Seahawks (Inside the NFL) . All Sports, Indianapolis 2010, ISBN 978-1617140280 . Page 17
4. ^ ^{A b} Brian Lester: Seattle Seahawks (Inside the NFL) . All Sports, Indianapolis 2010, ISBN 978-1617140280 . Page 15
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Don Smith: STEVE LARGENT . In: THE COFFIN CORNER . tape 17 , no. 4 , 1995.
6. ^ Matt Crossman: Broncos-Seahawks rivalry recalled in hard-hitting AFC West days. CBS Sports, January 26, 2014, accessed March 23, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Bob Condotta: Seahawks-Broncos rivalry goes back to old AFC West days. The Seattle Times, January 26, 2014, accessed March 23, 2016 . Adam Rank: Pick Six: Best Broncos vs. Seahawks games. In: nfl.com. January 29, 2014, accessed March 23, 2016 . 
    
8. ↑ Steve Largent: A Football Life. Retrieved May 29, 2019 . 
9. ^ Holmgren wins Largent Award. In: seattlepi.com. December 19, 2008, accessed October 9, 2015 . 
10. ↑ On This Date: Steve Largent Inducted Into Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 29, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Largent shares details of decision to let Rice wear No. 80. Retrieved May 29, 2019 . 
12. ^ NFL's All-Time Team: Jerry Rice headlines wide receivers. In: nfl.com. NFL.com, accessed December 21, 2019 . 
13. ^ Henry Upsets Steve Largent in Governor's Race. In: USA Today , May 11, 2002.