Patti Hammond, known as Mama Blue, was a
Pro Football Hall of Famer as a
superfan
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of the
Seattle Seahawks
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.
[''Pro Football's Most Passionate Fans'', publisher: ''AuthorHouse'', published: 2012] She has been referred to as the "Grande Dame" of Seahawks superfans.
[''American Football: Die Seattle Seahawks'', publisher: ''Meyer & Meyer'', published: 2022]
Life and career
Patti Hammond was a cheerleader in high school and while not knowing much about football, purchased Seahawks season tickets as birthday gift for her husband Dick Hammond.
She and her husband were Seahawks season ticket holders since their inaugural season in
1976
Events January
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She was known for her blue wig, feather boa and other Seahawks themed apparel.
Hammond was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999 as a fan
and was later selected to be the first fan to raise the
12th man flag for the Seahawks.
She had been interviewed on television multiple times, inspired Halloween tributes,
appeared on ''
The Roseanne Show'',
has her own toy figurine
and had her own trading card.
Hammond was also part of the Seattle Seahawks
Guinness World Record
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for largest crowd roar.
She was also the president of the Seahawks fan club, "The Seahawkers".
Seahawks safety,
Kenny Easley, mentioned her in his
Pro Football Hall of Fame speech in 2017.
She was selected as the Seattle Seahawks Fan of the Year in 2020.
[
] She was named the Seattle Met Best champion of Seattle Sports in 2021.
Hammond died on March 4, 2023.
Russell Wilson
Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played his first 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson is widely regarded ...
and
Pete Carroll expressed their condolences through
Twitter at her death.
The Seahawks also released a video on her life on their Twitter following her death.
References
Seattle Seahawks
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees
1931 births
Spectators of American football
2023 deaths
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