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BY ADAM MCFADDEN
And I thought I was a bigfan. Washington State Cougars,Philadelphia Eagles, and yes, SeattleSeahawks, my sports allegiances
run deep. But they are nothingcompared to the group of Seahawkssuperfans that make up the very
core of the 12th Man.Im talking about the fans whobegin tailgating at 5:30 a.m. asNancy Campbell does. e fans
that tattoo images of Seahawks upand down their legs, like BryanMurphy does. e fans who morph
from 65,000 to one on gameday,focused on rattling the brains ofopposing players.
ese people are involved, de-
voted and a little bit crazy.Last year our Seahawks sp
section focused on the brandVirginia Mason Athletic Cenis season, it seemed like at to focus on the very thingmakes sports go: fans. is wespecially easy since the Seahhave such a faithful (and loulowing.
I interviewed ve of the bfans I could nd in the area,Murphy (Hawkend), Efrain(Charro Hawk), Chris Johns(WeeHawk), Jimbo Sabado (bell Dude) and Nancy Camp(Mrs. Cowbell). ese are peyou may have seen, or moreheard, at games. eir prolon pages six and seven of thtion.
It was fun getting to knowas we spoke, and I was struckthree big similarities in all vthe fans I interviewed.
First, they all suer from sindecision. When you ask onthem to pick a favorite Seahathat is. Trying to get a maybTatupu, no wait, Darryl Tappwait... was akin to prying a hole cover o with a toothbrwasnt working. Murphy masaid it best (aer refusing to answer): ats like asking wmy favorite daughter.
ese fans couldnt pick oplayer because they love all tSeahawks too much. Its as sias that, yet it took me a coup
interviews to grasp it.Second, it is crystal clear w
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Four members of Seahawkers SoCo stand behind a table of Seahawks memorabilia at Touchdowns in Renton. From left to right: Hawk-end (Bryan Murphy), Mrs. Cowbell (Nancy Campbell), Cowbell Dude (Jimbo Sabado) and Charro Hawk (Efrain Lopez).ADAM MCFADDEN,RentonReporter
Whatsinside:
ge 2 - Anoduction to the specialon and what it was
to work with thehawkers
ge 3 - An introductionome of the bigtions to the S eahawksoseason: T.J.shmandzadeh, Aarony, Deon Butler andLucas
ge 4 - A columnring Adam McFaddens9 Seahawks seasonictions
ge 6-7 - Superfanles
ge 10 - 2009dule and informationckets/training camp
sher - Ellen Morrison
on editor - Adam
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