2010 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

328 RING OF HONORS
Radio
Play-by-Play
Inducted into the Seahawks’ Ring of Honor
in 1992, Pete Gross served as the radio playby-play
for 17 seasons from the Seahawks’
inaugural 1976 season through 1992. One of
the most beloved people to have ever been
associated with the Seahawks’ franchise,
fans will never forget his numerous “touchdown
Seahawks” calls. Over his 17 seasons,
Gross called all but the five games he
missed in 1992 while battling cancer. His
career included eight playoff games and in
the 1983 season Gross came within one
game of the Super Bowl when Seattle faced
the Los Angeles Raiders in the AFC
Championship Game. The Seahawks lost
that game 30-14. Gross was diagnosed with
cancer in 1989. He succumbed to the disease
in 1992, just three days after his induction
into the Ring. He was inducted into the Ring
during a Monday night game versus the
Denver Broncos, a game the 2-14 Seahawks
17 Seahawks Seasons
Birthdate: December 28, 1936
Whittier, California
Ring of Honor: November 30, 1992
won in overtime. Prior to moving to the
Seahawks, he was the play-by-play voice of
the University of Washington in both football
and basketball. He came to Seattle after
calling play-by-play for the University of the
Pacific. Gross’ legacy remains; the
Seahawks are actively involved with the
Pete Gross House. The Pete Gross House,
which opened in November of 1999, is a 69-
unit apartment complex that provides housing
for families undergoing treatment at the
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
The Pete Gross House is also the location of
the Hutch School, a fully accredited K
through 12 school for cancer patients and
their siblings. The Seahawks took an active
roll in seeing the project through to completion
and annually hold the “Pete Gross
House Luncheon” to raise funds for the continued
upkeep of the facility.
Gross was inducted into the Seahawks’ Ring of Honor during the Seahawks Monday night
game versus the Denver Broncos. The Seahawks won the game and presented Gross with the
game ball. Gross passed away three days later.