2010 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

326 RING OF HONOR
Inducted into the Ring of Honor in 1991, Jim
Zorn was the starting quarterback for the Sea -
hawks during their inaugural season in 1976
and would remain at the helm for the next
seven years. Named the NFC Offensive Rook ie
of the Year in 1976 as he led the NFL in attempts
with 439 and set a then-record 2,571 passing
yards, which was also a record for an expansion
team. By the end of the 1979 season, Zorn
became only the third player to throw for
10,000 yards in his first four seasons. In 1978,
Quarterback 6-2 200
Cal Poly-Pomona
9 Seahawks Seasons
Free Agent 1976
Seattle Games/Starts: 126/100
Career Games/Starts: 140/(N/A)
Birthdate: May 10, 1953
Whittier, California
Ring of Honor: August 30, 1991
ZORN’S NFL RECORD
PASSING
Year Club G Att. Comp. Yds. Pct. TD Int. LG Sacked Rate.
1976 Seattle 14 439 208 2,571 .473 12 27 80 25/196 49.5
1977 Seattle 10 251 104 1,687 .414 16 19 82 12/51 54.3
1978 Seattle 16 443 248 3,283 .560 15 20 64 44/284 72.1
1979 Seattle 16 505 285 3,661 .564 20 18 65 23/201 77.7
1980 Seattle 16 488 276 3,346 .566 17 20 67 44/341 72.3
1981 Seattle 13 397 236 2,788 .594 13 9 80 24/201 82.4
1982 Seattle 9 245 126 1,540 .514 7 11 50 20/152 61.9
1983 Seattle 16 205 103 1,166 .502 7 7 43 9/64 64.8
1984 Seattle 16 17 7 80 .412 0 2 21 1/8 16.4
1985 Green Bay 13 123 56 794 .455 4 6 56 11/89 57.4
1987 Tampa Bay 1 36 20 199 .556 0 2 26 7/43 48.3
Career Totals 140 3,149 1,669 21,115 .530 111 141 82 220/1,630 67.3
Seahawks Totals 126 2,990 1,593 20,122 .533 107 133 82 202/1,498 67.9
RUSHING
Year Club G Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD
1976 Seattle 14 52 246 4.7 19 4
1977 Seattle 10 25 141 5.6 15 1
1978 Seattle 16 59 290 4.9 23 6
1979 Seattle 16 46 279 6.1 41 2
1980 Seattle 16 44 214 4.9 25 1
1981 Seattle 13 30 140 4.7 20 1
1982 Seattle 9 15 113 7.5 35 1
1983 Seattle 16 30 71 2.4 18 1
1984 Seattle 16 7 -3 -0.4 7 0
1985 Green Bay 13 10 9 0.9 8 0
1987 Tampa Bay 1 4 4 1.0 5 0
Career Totals 140 322 1,504 4.7 41 17
Seahawks Totals 126 308 1,491 4.8 41 17
ZORN’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS
he earned numerous accolades, which included
being named AFC Player of the Year by the
Washington D.C. Touchdown Club and firstteam
All-NFL by the NEA. Zorn, along with current
protégé Matt Hasselbeck, are the only two
Seahawks quarterbacks to throw for 300 yards
in back-to-back games which he accomplished
twice, once in 1979 and again in 1981. Zorn finished
his career leading the Seahawks in every
passing category amassing 20,122 passing
yards and 107 touchdown passes.
Attempts: 49 vs. Philadelphia (12/12/76) Completions: 31 vs. Kansas City (9/27/81)
Yards: 384 vs. New Orleans (11/18/79)
Longest: 82 vs. Cincinnati (9/25/77) to David Sims
Most TDs: 4, 4 times, last vs. New England (9/21/80) Interceptions: 6 vs. Detroit (10/24/76)