Seven Seahawks are in Orlando for this weekend's Pro Bowl, matching a team record for Pro Bowl honorees in one season. But while Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett, Richard Sherman, Bobby Wagner, Doug Baldwin, K.J. Wright and Jimmy Graham will get a chance to make their Pro-Bowl memories on Sunday, plenty of other Seahawks, both past and present, have had impressive—and sometimes comical—showings in past Pro Bowls over the years.
So before this year's crop of Seahawks make their mark on the NFL's All-Star game, let's take a look back at some of the top Pro Bowl performances and moments in Seahawks history. All years listed below reference the season for which those players were selected, not the year in which the actual game was played.
1978: Future Hall of Famer Steve Largent becomes the first Pro Bowler in franchise history, his first of three straight Pro Bowl appearances and seven overall.
1982: Safety Kenny Easley, who has a chance to join Largent in the Hall of Fame this year, is selected for the first of five times in his career, and records nine tackles in the game.
1983: Following the first playoff season in franchise history, running back Curt Warner becomes the first Seahawks rookie to make a Pro Bowl, as he and Easley both start in the game. Easley finishes with a team-high 10 solo tackles and 11 overall.
1984: After a 12-4 season, a franchise-record seven Seahawks are named to the AFC Pro Bowl squad: Easley, Largent, cornerback Dave Brown, kicker Norm Johnson, quarterback Dave Krieg, defensive tackle Joe Nash and special teamer Fredd Young. Easley, Nash and Brown all start for the AFC defense, with Easley contributing 10 tackles, while Johnson makes all four kicks—two field goals and two extra points.
1991: Defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy, another Hall of Famer, makes the Pro Bowl for the first of six straight and eight total times. A year later he earns Defensive Player of the Year honors and a Pro Bowl start.
1994: Running back Chris Warren rushes for 127 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, breaking O.J. Simpson's record for rushing yards in the Pro Bowl. Unfortunately for Warren, he doesn't own the Pro Bowl rushing record, because AFC teammate Marshall Faulk goes for 180 yards in the same game, part of a 400-yard rushing performance by the AFC squad. Warren, who had 64 yards the previous year, would follow those two games up with a team-high 43 yards on seven carries the next year, giving him 234 yards on 24 carries in three Pro Bowls.
1997: In his ninth Pro Bowl, but first as a Seahawk, Warren Moon completes only 4 of 8 passes for 89 yards, but takes home MVP honors because all of those yards came in the fourth quarter as he leads three scoring drives to help the AFC overcome a 10-point victory in an eventual 29-24. Moon caps his MVP performance by scoring the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard rush.
1999: Hall of Fame tackle Walter Jones earns his first of a team-record nine Pro Bowl selections.
2003: Running back Shaun Alexander rushes for a game-high 66 yards and 2 touchdowns on 13 carries, and also adds a receiving touchdown, helping the NFC to a 55-52 victory.
2005: For the second time in franchise history, the Seahawks have seven players earn Pro Bowl honors. Matt Hasselbeck, Steve Hutchinson and Walter Jones all start the game for the NFC, while rookie linebacker Lofa Tatupu leads his team with six tackles on defense and two more on special teams.
2011: After two straight years with no players earning Pro Bowl honors, the Seahawks have five players selected: Marshawn Lynch, Brandon Browner, Kam Chancellor, Earl Thomas and Michael Robinson. Lynch rushes for 43 yards on eight carries, while Thomas starts in what is the first of five straight selections.
2012: Russell Wilson caps an impressive rookie season by completing 8 of 10 passes for 98 yards and 3 touchdowns. Leon Washington has 167 yards on kick returns, including a 92-yarder, and Thomas adds an interception in a 62-35 NFC win. More significantly, Wilson uses the week to pick the brains of veteran quarterbacks like Drew Brees, Peyton Manning and Eli Manning.
2013 and 2014: Six Seahawks were selected in 2013 and seven more in 2014, but the team was a little busy during the Pro Bowl, so they did not participate.
2015: Seven players are again named to the Pro Bowl, though Thomas and Chancellor sit out due to injury. The five who did play enjoyed a memorable day, with Wilson and Michael Bennett earning offensive and defensive MVP honors. Bobby Wagner finishes with a game-high 10 tackles, including a very memorable one on Richard Sherman, Sherman and Tyler Lockett engage in some friendly trash talk, and Bennett has a long touchdown run called back due to a quick whistle.
Take a look back through the years at Seahawks players in the Pro Bowl.
Seattle Seahawks Hall of Fame wide receiver Steve Largent (80), playing for the AFC, knocks a potential interception away from San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame cornerback Ronnie Lott (42), playing for the NFC, during the NFL Pro Bowl, a 15-6 AFC victory o (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
Kansas City Chiefs safety Deron Cherry (20) and Seattle Seahawks safety Kenny Easley (45) hammer the receiver during the NFL Pro Bowl, a 22-14 AFC victory on January 27, 1985, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
Seattle Seahawks linebacker Fredd Young (56), playing for the AFC, lines up during the NFL Pro Bowl, a 15-6 AFC victory on February 7, 1988, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg (17) pitches the ball during the NFL Pro Bowl, a 27-21 NFC victory on February 4, 1990, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy at the NFL Pro Bowl, a 30-13 NFC victory on February 4, 1996, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
Philadelphia Eagles running back Ricky Watters (32) stiffarms Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy (96) during the NFL Pro Bowl, a 26-23 overtime AFC victory on February 2, 1997, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
Hall of Fame quarterbacks Steve Young (8) and Warren Moon (2) meet at midfield for the coin toss just before the AFC's 29-24 victory over the NFC in the 1998 NFL Pro Bowl played on February 1, 1998 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
Seattle Seahawks players Michael Sinclair, Hall-of-Famer Warren Moon, and Darryl Williams pose on photo day for the NFL Pro Bowl on January 31, 1998, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
AFC Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon (2) of the Seattle Seahawks looks for an open receiver during the AFC's 29-24 victory over the NFC in the 1998 NFL Pro Bowl played on February 1, 1998 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander #37 of the NFC squad at the 2004 NFL Pro Bowl game against the AFC on February 8, 2004 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The NFC defeated the AFC 55-52. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander #37 of the NFC squad at the 2004 NFL Pro Bowl game against the AFC on February 8, 2004 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The NFC defeated the AFC 55-52. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
Second from left, Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl football players Lofa Tatupu, Mack Strong, Shaun Alexander, Matt Hasselbeck, Robbie Tobeck, Steve Hutchinson, and Walter Jones pose for a photo with hula dancers Anreana Tseu, far left, and Liana Green, far right Friday, Feb. 10, 2006 in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Julian Peterson #59, Mack Strong #38, Lofa Tatupu #51, and Walter Jones #71 of the Seattle Seahawks take the field during pregame introductions as the AFC and NFC All-Stars compete in the 2007 NFL Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium on February 10, 2007 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The AFC defeated the NFC 31-28. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (8), of the NFC team, throws footballs to fans during an NFC practice for the Pro Bowl football game, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, FEB. 23-24 Seattle Seahawk linebacker Lofa Tatupu, left, American Samoa Federation of American Football President Meki Solomona, center, and USA Football Executive Director Scott Hallenbeck hold a USA football helmet during a news conference at the 2008 Pro Bowl football team practice, Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, in Kapolei, Hawaii. USA Football and American Samona are to partner together to further strengthen the sport of American football in American Samoa. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck #8 of the NFC All-Stars Seattle Seahawks unloads a pass against the AFC during the 2008 Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium on February 10, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The NFC defeated the AFC 42-30. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Russell Okung (76) of the NFC blocks at the line of scrimmage during the NFL Pro Bowl all-star football game, Sunday, January 27, 2013 in Honolulu. The NFC defeated the AFC 62-35. (AP Photo/Paul Jasienski)
Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas (29) warms up before the 2012 NFL Pro Bowl football game between the AFC All-Stars and the NFC All-Stars on Sunday, January 29, 2012 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The AFC won the game 59-41. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
Team Irvin quarterback Russell Wilson (3) of the Seattle Seahawks scrambles out of the pocket in action against Team Rice Sunday January 31, 2016 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii for the Pro Bowl. (Damian Strohmeyer via AP)
Seattle Seahawks Tyler Lockett (16) signals makes a fair catch during the Pro Bowl football game on Sunday January 31, 2016 in Honolulu. (Peter Read Miller via AP)
St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley (30) of Team Irvin is tackled by Seattle Seahawks middle linebacker Bobby Wagner (54) of Team Rice during the NFL Pro Bowl football game on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 in Honolulu. (Peter Read Miller via AP)
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett (72) of Team Irvin tries to beat a block by Chicago Bears tackle Kyle Long (75) of Team Rice during an NFL Pro Bowl Game on January 31, 2016. Team Irvin defeated Team Rice 49-27. (Kevin Terrell via AP)
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman (25) of Team Irvin runs with the football in the third quarter of the NFL Pro Bowl football game, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
Michael Irvin, Pro Bowl legend team captain and Pro Football Hall of Famer, center, takes a photo with Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3), who was named the offensive player of the game, and defensive end Michael Bennett, of Team Irvin, right, after the NFL Pro Bowl football game, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, in Honolulu. Team Irvin won 49-27. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
