the top fan moment in the Seahawks’ franchise is: the 2005 NFC Champion-ship game win against the Carolina Panthers. Each answered without hesita-tion, and with great convic-tion, that the 2005 game was their favorite Seahawk moment.

Sabado has a picture of himself with three friends from the game and he said it still brings back vivid memories from the win.

“All the confetti was falling down,” he said. “It’s the sort of thing where the hair on the back of your head stands up and you get goosebumps.”

� ird, they all take the responsibility of being part of the 12th Man very seri-ously.

“I feel like I have a job to do,” Murphy said of being in the fan section during games. “� at’s kind of the thing about the 12th Man, that we’re all individuals and some of us stand out, but we’re a group, we’re an entity at that point. You have a job to do; it’s to make noise at the right times and help the team as much as

possible. You kind of lose yourself in that.”

� ey are serious, mo-tivated and willing to do almost anything to help their team � nd success.

It was also interesting to learn about the kinship between superfans of di� er-ent teams around the NFL. � e Seahawkers group was a little apprehensive before venturing to a Dallas away game, but Cowboys fans welcomed them with open arms.

“You’re a fan of the NFL � rst and the team is a close second,” Murphy said. “I’m not a fan of the Cowboys, but I respect them and I

respect their fans because I know they have the same appreciation that I do for my team.”

Big Nasty, a Tampa Bay superfan, even invited the Seahawkers group to sit and

tailgate with him when they followed the Seahawks to a Buccaneers game.

� at camaraderie doesn’t extend to division-rival San Francisco 49ers though. � e 49ers fans yelled,

grabbed at Hawk� end’s horns and threw up the “one-� nger salute” in a number of photos.

“� e San Francisco fans are surprisingly ruthless,” Johnson said.

One thing about Seahawk fans is they care about more than just what happens on

the � eld.� e SoCo

chapter does many di� erent charity events, one raised over $15,000 for Big Lo (“Seattle’s Big-gest Sports Fan”) to help with his medical costs re-lated to diabetes.

Johnson sent WeeHawk to Baghdad with a postcard featur-ing the Sea Gals to visit with troops and boost

spirits.� ese may be some of

the most visible fans out there, but without a doubt, whether you put on your Seahawks jersey on Sundays or just throw up a � st pump when the team wins, you’re all part of the 12th Man.

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