2007 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

Inducted into the Ring of Honor in 1991, JimZorn was the starting quarterback for the Seahawksduring their inaugural season in 1976and would remain at the helm for the nextseven years. Named the NFC Offensive Rookieof the Year in 1976 as he led the NFL in attemptswith 439 and set a then record 2,571 passingyards, which was also a record for an expansionteam. By the end of the 1979 season, Zornbecame only the third player to throw for10,000 yards in his first four seasons. In 1978,Quarterback 6-2 200Cal Poly-Pomona9 Seahawks SeasonsFree Agent 1976Seattle Games/Starts: 126/100Career Games/Starts: 140/(N/A)Birthdate: May 10, 1953Whittier, CaliforniaRing of Honor: August 30, 1991ZORN’S NFL RECORDPASSINGYear Club G Att. Comp. Yds. Pct. TD Int. LG Sacked Rate.1976 Seattle 14 439 208 2,571 .473 12 27 80 25/196 49.51977 Seattle 10 251 104 1,687 .414 16 19 82 12/51 54.31978 Seattle 16 443 248 3,283 .560 15 20 64 44/284 72.11979 Seattle 16 505 285 3,661 .564 20 18 65 23/201 77.71980 Seattle 16 488 276 3,346 .566 17 20 67 44/341 72.31981 Seattle 13 397 236 2,788 .594 13 9 80 24/201 82.41982 Seattle 9 245 126 1,540 .514 7 11 50 20/152 61.91983 Seattle 16 205 103 1,166 .502 7 7 43 9/64 64.81984 Seattle 16 17 7 80 .412 0 2 21 1/8 16.41985 Green Bay 13 123 56 794 .455 4 6 56 11/89 57.41987 Tampa Bay 1 36 20 199 .556 0 2 26 7/43 48.3Career Totals 140 3,149 1,669 21,115 .530 111 141 82 220/1,630 67.3Seahawks Totals 126 2,990 1,593 20,122 .533 107 133 82 202/1,498 67.9RUSHINGYear Club G Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD1976 Seattle 14 52 246 4.7 19 41977 Seattle 10 25 141 5.6 15 11978 Seattle 16 59 290 4.9 23 61979 Seattle 16 46 279 6.1 41 21980 Seattle 16 44 214 4.9 25 11981 Seattle 13 30 140 4.7 20 11982 Seattle 9 15 113 7.5 35 11983 Seattle 16 30 71 2.4 18 11984 Seattle 16 7 -3 -0.4 7 01985 Green Bay 13 10 9 0.9 8 01987 Tampa Bay 1 4 4 1.0 5 0Career Totals 140 322 1,504 4.7 41 17Seahawks Totals 126 308 1,491 4.8 41 17ZORN’S SINGLE GAME HIGHShe earned numerous accolades, which includedbeing named AFC Player of the Year by theWashington D.C. Touchdown Club and firstteamAll-NFL by the NEA. Zorn, along with currentprotégé Matt Hasselbeck, are the only twoSeahawks quarterbacks to throw for 300 yardsin back-to-back games which he accomplishedtwice, once in 1979 and again in 1981. Zorn finishedhis career leading the Seahawks in everypassing category amassing 20,122 passingyards 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 SimsMost TDs: 4, 4 Times last vs. New England (9/21/80) Interceptions: 6 vs. Detroit (10/24/76)RING OF HONOR 411