Chuck Knox came to Seattle in 1983. How immediately influential was the no-nonsense coach?
That winter he had the Seahawks in the playoffs, for the first time in their franchise history.
In fact, he had them in the postseason in four of his first six seasons leading the team. Or, again, four more times than the Seahawks were ever in the playoffs before Knox arrived.
The Seahawks began this week continuing to remember the transformational coach who led them to their first playoff victory, their first conference championship game—and their first time being identified like he was: a tough, no-excuses winner.