Dave Krieg is in the top ten of all-time passing stats yet he continues to be overlooked by so-called football "experts" and fans as one of the greatest players in NFL history. For a guy to come out of a small school, play for some awful teams, and become known as a fumbler, he had to be doing something right to have these kinds of numbers.
This is a long overdue tribute to the Seahawks greatest quarterback and one of the best NFL players of all time.
Here's his career stats until the start of the 99 season:
3,105 completions - 8th all-time
5,311 attempts - 10th all-time
38,147 yards - 8th all-time
261 touchdowns - 8th all-time
199 interceptions
81.5 career rating
58.5 percentage
What more does a guy have to do to get the recognition he deserves? HE DESERVES TO ONE DAY BE IN THE HALL OF FAME!!
DAVE KRIEG RETIRES!
JULY 29TH, 2000
It's now official- Dave Krieg retired during a ceremony Saturday in Cheney, Washington. He still wanted to play another year but cited a lack of interest from teams as his reason for calling it a wrap. He also got to retire as a Seahawk, as he'll always be remembered, proudly displaying his #17 jersey to those in attendance. My heartfelt thanks goes out to the entire Seahawks orginization for allowing this great athlete to end his career where it all began, and in such a dignified way. He went undrafted, went on an airplane for the first time to attend the Hawks camp, wasn't expected to last around long, yet he found a way to be the Seahawks greatest QB of all-time and one of the best players to ever grace an NFL game. He's a one of a kind class act. I wish him all the best with the rest of his life.
There's some great photos of the ceremony on Seahawks.com. Click on the link below to check them out:
