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Mike England marking Pelé at Sounders vs. New York Cosmos game, Seattle, July 5, 1975
The Seattle Sounders were a soccer team playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1983. They were the first professional soccer team in Seattle, and were popular from the beginning; in their first season they hosted NASL's first sell-out game, filling Memorial Stadium with 13,876 fans. In its early seasons, most players were foreign-born and brought…
ID Number:2000.107.201.39.01
Date:1975
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Seattle Sounder Gordon Wallace leaping onto teammate Geoff Hurst after scoring a goal in playoffs, Seattle, August 18, 1976
Here, Seattle Sounder midfielder Gordon Wallace leaps into the arms of his teammate, striker Geoff Hurst, after scoring what would be the only goal in a North American Soccer League (NASL) playoff game against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Sounders would lose their next game, in the quarterfinals of "Soccer Bowl '76," to the Minnesota Kicks.
ID Number:2000.107.201.39.02
Date:1976
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Brian Schmetzer in Sounders game, May 1983
The Seattle Sounders were a soccer team playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1983. They were the first professional soccer team in Seattle, and were popular from the beginning; in their first season they hosted NASL's first sell-out game, filling Memorial Stadium with 13,876 fans. In its early seasons, most players were foreign-born and brought…
ID Number:2000.107.202.03.01
Date:1983
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Mark Peterson of the Seattle Sounders celebrates one of his two goals in a game against the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Seattle, July 1, 1983
The Seattle Sounders were the first professional soccer team in Seattle, playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1983. Here, Sounders player Mark Peterson celebrates after scoring one of his two goals during a game against the Tampa Bay Rowdies, leaving Tampa Bay goalie Jurgen Stars, at right, looking dejected. In November 1983, Tacoma native Peterson…
ID Number:2000.107.202.03.02
Date:1983
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Fan Wane Dallasto holding banner supporting Tacoma Stars soccer team during playoff game at the Tacoma Dome, April 16, 1986
The Tacoma Stars team faced the Wichita Wind during the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) playoff quarterfinals in 1986. The Tacoma team won the series 3-1 to move on the the semifinals. Here, Tacoma Stars fan Wane Dallasto of Kent holds up a banner reading "Go Stars" during the team's 5-4 win over the Witchita Wings in the fourth game…
ID Number:2000.107.202.04.03
Date: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
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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
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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
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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
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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