Seattle Seahawks 12 As One 1976 Shirt

Seattle Seahawks 12 As One 1976 Shirt and Its Three-Seagull Print

Three cartoon seagulls line up in front of a striped banner, the middle one scowling with its chest puffed out and the other two flapping their wings wide, and it is the sort of drawing that gets a smile before anyone reads a word. Our Seattle Seahawks 12 As One 1976 Shirt pairs that goofy trio with the year the team first took the field. It reads as a small love letter to the Pacific Northwest fans who have been cheering since the beginning and to the newer ones who just caught the bug.

Hustle on the Striped Banner

The word Hustle sits on the white, blue and green stripe behind the gulls, and each bird seems to have its own opinion about how the game is going, which is a big part of why the print is so easy to love. It has the feel of a doodle someone drew in a notebook margin while a game was on, so it looks as natural on a dad heading out to the garage as on a college student walking to class. It’s a friendly design.

12 As One Under the Year

Below the numbers, the words 12 As One are lettered in a loose, hand-drawn script, and for Seattle fans that number carries plenty of memory, since the 12 flag raised before home games has long stood for the crowd being part of the team. Worn with a group of friends, the message picks up a second meaning, because everyone squeezed onto one couch, sharing a bowl of chips and groaning at the same third down, really is acting as one.

Seahawks 1976 Lettering in a Blue and Green Gradient

The big 1976 numbers and the SEAHAWKS lettering shift from blue to green with a white shine running through them, and the colors look just as good under a kitchen light as they do outdoors. At TeeMam, where our sports fan apparel is meant to be worn well beyond kickoff, this is the shirt we picture at a Thanksgiving table, with a grandfather retelling the early seasons while the cousins pass the potatoes and argue about the score. The same relaxed feel carries over to a farmers market stroll or a school pickup line. It just fits. That makes it a lovely Seahawks fan gift for someone who wants team pride without dressing as if the stadium were next door.

Anyone who has been saying “Go Hawks” since that first season would likely laugh out loud on unwrapping it, so we’d suggest tucking the Seattle Seahawks 12 As One 1976 Shirt into a gift bag for them, or into your own cart before the next family get-together.