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Seattle Sounders FC replica jersey, autographed by Fredy Montero #17, ca. 2011
The Seattle Sounders formed as a North American Soccer League (NASL) team in 1974, and joined Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2009. Fredy Montero, a Colombian professional soccer player, was part of the inaugural team where he was named Newcomer of the Year and he led the team in goals. He played four seasons with the Seattle Sounders, then moved…
ID Number:2011.67.1
Date:Circa 2011
Seattle Storm souvenir lunchbox, ca. 2011
This lunchbox was handed out to basketball fans before the August 28, 2011, Seattle Storm game vs. The Los Angeles Sparks (Seattle won). It depicts Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) players Lauren Jackson, Ashley Robinson and Camille Little on one side; Tanisha Wright, Sue Bird, Swin Cash and Le'coe Willingham on the other.
ID Number:2011.68.1
Date:Circa 2011
Bobblehead doll of Dave Niehaus, Seattle Mariners announcer, ca. 2008
"My, oh my!" was one of the most notable catchphrases heard by Seattle Mariners fans and exclaimed by Dave Niehaus (1935-2010) when he was the team's play-by-play announcer from their inaugural season in 1977 to his death after the 2010 season. In 2008, Niehaus was awarded the highest honor for American baseball broadcasters, the Ford C. Frick, by the National…
ID Number:2011.69.1
Date:2008
Seattle Sounders FC promotional lunchbox, 2011
The Seattle Sounders formed as a North American Soccer League (NASL) team in 1974, and joined Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2009. These lunchboxes were given away to children at a 2011 Sounders match and some adults were allowed to take the extras. Featured players on the lunchbox include: Kasey Keller (goalkeeper), Osvaldo Alonso (midfielder), Fredy Montero (forward), and James…
ID Number:2011.90.1
Date:2011
Lauren Jackson jersey from 2010 Storm Basketball championship season, 2010
This jersey was worn during the 2010 season, which was when the Seattle Storm won their second Women's National Basketball (WNBA) championship. Lauren Jackson played for the storm from 2001 to 2012 and was a consistant standout during her 10+ years with the team.
ID Number:2011.97.1
Date:2010
Signed Seattle Storm team ball from 2010 championship season
In 2010, the Seattle Storm won their second WNBA Championship with a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Dream. Three-time MVP Lauren Jackson and her teammates signed this basketball to mark the feat.
ID Number:2011.97.2
Date:2010
Racing suit worn by Don Due for limited hydroplane racing, ca. 1970s
Don Due was a Seattle native, born in 1932. He raced Super Stock and K-Class race boats, or limited hydroplane racing, in the 1970s. In 1971, he won the national championship in super stock at Green Lake driving his boat the Krazy Kanaka.
ID Number:2011.109.2
Date:Circa 1970
Seattle Supersonics 1979 World Champs T-shirt with sleeves cut off, 1979
The Seattle SuperSonics basketball team won the NBA Championship in 1979. The owner of this shirt cut the sleeves off and used it for workouts at the gym.
ID Number:2011.111.1
Date:1979
Pair of oversized tickets to the Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers Kingdome Finale on June 27, 1999
The Kingdome was imploded on March 26, 2000. These oversized tickets commemorate the last Mariners baseball game played in the Kingdome.
ID Number:2012.26.9
Date:1999
Commemorative Seattle Totems hockey puck, 1972
Wesley "Wes" Uhlman was the mayor of Seattle from 1970-1978. He was presented with this hockey puck from when the Seattle Totems hosted the championship Soviet Union Red Army team on December 25, 1972. Sadly, the Totems lost 9-4 that night but went on to beat the Soviet team 8-4 in a rematch in 1974.The appropriation of Indigenous names for…
ID Number:2012.Uhlman.5
Date:1972