Former Seahawks head trainer Jim Whitesel, 70, died at Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland late Thursday night of cancer.
Whitesel was an assistant Seahawks trainer from 1976-1982 and head trainer from 1983-1998, a total of 23 years with the team. He is in the National Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame and under him the Seahawks staff was named the 1988 NFL training staff of the year.
More than 20 former Seahawks visited Jim at Evergreen Hospice in the past month and former quarterback Dave Krieg told him, “You took care of us so we’re here to take care of you.