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Image of Tony Ventrella at KING 5 radio studio, Seattle,  May 1986
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Tony Ventrella at KING 5 radio studio, Seattle, May 1986

Tony Ventrella (1944-2024) started his broadcasting career in Seattle at KOMO-TV, then joined KING-TV as sports director in 1982. Over his 12-year tenure at KING, Ventrella became a fixture at every sports venue with every franchise in Seattle. Ventrella moved on to KIRO from 1994 to 2002 before becoming a digital media host with the Seattle Seahawks in 2008, where…
ID Number:2000.107.219.33.01
Date:1986
Image of Seattle Metropolitans player Jack Walker, circa 1921
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Seattle Metropolitans player Jack Walker, circa 1921

The Seattle Metropolitans (nicknamed the “Mets”) were a professional ice hockey team in Seattle from 1915 to 1924, playing in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). They were Seattle’s first professional hockey team, and in 1917 became the first US team to win the Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Canadiens. They faced the Canadiens for Cup again in the 1918-1919…
ID Number:2000.107.221.19.01
Date:Circa 1921
Image of Olympic champion crew team, University of Washington, 1936
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Olympic champion crew team, University of Washington, 1936

Pictured here is the University of Washington crew team that won the gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Left to right are Don Hume, Joe Rantz, George "Shorty" Hunt, Jim McMillin, John White, Gordy Adam, Charles Day, and Roger Morris, with coxswain Bob Moch kneeling in front.
ID Number:2000.107.224.18.01
Date:1936
Image of University of Washington crew in at Olympic Games in Berlin, 1936
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University of Washington crew in at Olympic Games in Berlin, 1936

This image shows the University of Washington crew team rowing at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. The team would go one to win the gold medal. Team members were Roger Morris, bow; Charles Day, no. 2; Gordon B. Adam, no. 3; John G. White, no. 4; James B. McMillin, no. 5; George E. Hunt, no. 6; Joseph Rantz, no. 7;…
ID Number:2000.107.224.18.03
Date:1936
Image of Lenny Wilkens coaching from sideline of Sonics game, Seattle, December 1982
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Lenny Wilkens coaching from sideline of Sonics game, Seattle, December 1982

Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025) was a professional basketball player and coach who played as point guard for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1968-1972, and served as player-coach from 1969-1972. Wilkens returned to coach the Sonics in 1977 and stayed with the team until 1985. His first season back with the Sonics ended in an NBA Finals appearance, and in 1979 Wilkens led…
ID Number:2000.107.230.26.02
Date:1982
Image of Coach Lenny Wilkens on first day of Sonics practice, Seattle, September 1984
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Coach Lenny Wilkens on first day of Sonics practice, Seattle, September 1984

Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025) was a professional basketball player and coach who played as point guard for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1968-1972, and served as player-coach from 1969-1972. Wilkens returned to coach the Sonics in 1977 and stayed with the team until 1985. His first season back with the Sonics ended in an NBA Finals appearance, and in 1979 Wilkens led…
ID Number:2000.107.230.27.01
Date:1984
Image of Lenny Wilkens, Seattle, May 1983
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Lenny Wilkens, Seattle, May 1983

Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025) was a professional basketball player and coach who played as point guard for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1968-1972, and served as player-coach from 1969-1972. Wilkens returned to coach the Sonics in 1977 and stayed with the team until 1985. His first season back with the Sonics ended in an NBA Finals appearance, and in 1979 Wilkens led…
ID Number:2000.107.230.28.01
Date:1983
Image of Lenny Wilkens after being named Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Sports Star of 1978, Seattle, January 9, 1979
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Lenny Wilkens after being named Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Sports Star of 1978, Seattle, January 9, 1979

Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025) was a professional basketball player and coach who played as point guard for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1968-1972, and served as player-coach from 1969-1972. Wilkens returned to coach the Sonics in 1977 and stayed with the team until 1985. His first season back with the Sonics ended in an NBA Finals appearance, and in 1979 Wilkens led…
ID Number:2000.107.230.28.02
Date:1979
Image of UW Naval Training Station boxing team, Seattle, July 20, 1918
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UW Naval Training Station boxing team, Seattle, July 20, 1918

With the United States engaged in World War I in 1917 and 1918, training in boxing was seen as important both to prepare troops for combat and to boost morale and provide entertainment at stateside military camps and stations. The Army made boxing a regular training exercise while the Navy emphasized boxing as entertainment. In this image members of the…
ID Number:2000.107.233.10.08
Date:1918
Image of Crowd at victory parade for NBA Champions the Seattle SuperSonics, June 4, 1979
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Crowd at victory parade for NBA Champions the Seattle SuperSonics, June 4, 1979

This photograph of the victory parade for the Seattle SuperSonics, taken by staff photographer Bob Miller, appeared on the front page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on June 5, 1979.The parade on June 4, 1979, was given in honor of the Sonics victory over the Washington Bullets on June 1, 1979 in game 5 of the NBA Championship. An estimated 300,000…
ID Number:2000.107.240.01.01
Date:1979
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