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Stephen Michael Largent (born September 28, 1954) is an American former professional football wide receiver and politician. Largent played college football at Tulsa University . He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in 1976, but was traded to the expansion Seattle Seahawks during preseason and played for the Seahawks for his entire 14-year National Football League (NFL) career.
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Steve Largent, a 5-11, 187-pound wide receiver with only average size and speed but armed with exceptional determination and concentration, became one of history's most outstanding pass catchers during his 14-season, 200-game career with the Seattle Seahawks from 1976 to 1989.
At the time of his retirement, he held six major career pass receiving records most receptions (819), most consecutive games with a reception (177), most yards on receptions (13,089), most touchdowns on receptions (100), most seasons with 50 or more receptions (10) and most seasons with 1,000 yards or more on receptions (8). All this by a receiver...
Largent attended the University of Tulsa, where he was an All-Missouri Valley Conference star with 103 receptions his final two seasons. He was the fourth-round pick of the Oilers and the 117th player taken in the 1976 National Football League Draft. He played only four preseason games with Houston before being traded to the expansion Seahawks for ...
He led the AFC with 71 receptions in 1978 and he had five other seasons with 70 or more receptions. The sure-handed receiver, who ran nearly perfect pass routes, also led the NFL in pass-receiving yardage in 1979 and 1985. An All-Pro choice in 1983, 1985, and 1987, he was also named All-AFC three times and selected for seven Pro Bowls in a ten-seas...
Steve Largent. Stephen Michael Largent. Position: WR. 5-11, 187lb (180cm, 84kg) Born: September 28, 1954 in Tulsa, OK (Age: 70-008d) College. 103 (116th overall since 1960) High School. Draft in the 4th round (117th overall) of the .
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Sep 24, 2024 · Steve Largent (born September 28, 1954, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.) is an American gridiron football player who is considered one of the greatest wide receivers of all time. He retired from the sport as the owner of all the major career National Football League (NFL) receiving records. Although he was a standout high-school football player and all ...
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Jan 4, 2024 · By Tim Clinton. SPORTS EDITOR. Steve Largent caught the pigskin with the best of them as a wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks. Now he is helping pitch it for Southern Recipe Pork Rinds because of their help with the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund that is dear to his heart. "It's an effort by (former Chicago Bears coach) Mike Ditka to raise ...
Dec 23, 2021 · Stephen Michael Largent was born on September 29, 1954, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Before Largent turned six, his parents divorced and his mother remarried. Unfortunately, Largent’s stepfather was an abusive alcoholic. Many times, the victims of his stepfather’s wrath were Largent and his mother.
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Steve Largent, Hall of Fame Wide Receiver joins 365 Sports to discuss his thoughts on his Hall of Fame career, how we was able to become an elite wide receiv...
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