Boone County football legend inducted into Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor – LINK nky

Former Northern Kentucky soccer standout Shaun Alexander was lately inducted into the Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor.

The Seahawks honored Alexander on Oct. 16 throughout half time of their 19-9 win over the Arizona Cardinals, their NFC West division rival.

“The Seahawks are proud to acknowledge the unbelievable impression Shaun had on our group by making him the fifteenth member of the Seahawks Ring of Honor,” stated Seahawks president Chuck Arnold. “Shaun is the true definition of a champion each on and off the sphere, and we’re excited to formally rejoice him in entrance of the 12s this season together with his induction ceremony.”

Alexander, a local of Florence, starred at Boone County Excessive College from 1991 to 1994, speeding for 3,166 yards and a state file 54 touchdowns.

Alexander is taken into account to be one of many best prep soccer gamers in Kentucky highschool soccer historical past. The KHSAA file books credit score Alexander with 6,662 profession speeding yards and 110 touchdowns. He was awarded the 1994 Kentucky Mr. Soccer Award.

After Alexander starred for the Rebels, he dedicated to the College of Alabama. He went on to star as a operating again changing into one of many Crimson Tide’s marquee gamers of the Nineteen Nineties. At Alabama, he rushed for 3,565 profession yards and had 49 whole touchdowns. He was named the 1999 SEC Participant of the Yr.

He was chosen nineteenth general within the 2000 NFL Draft by the Seahawks. Alexander spent practically his total profession in Seattle, the place he holds franchise data similar to workforce speeding makes an attempt (2,176), speeding yards (9,429), speeding touchdowns (100), whole touchdowns (112), single-game speeding makes an attempt (40), single-game speeding yards (266), single-game speeding touchdowns (4) and longest rush (88T). He’s eighth all time in NFL historical past for speeding touchdowns.

His best season got here in 2005, the place he earned the NFL MVP, led Seattle to a 13-3 season and an look in Tremendous Bowl XL. Through the 2005 season, he rushed for 1,half of one mile and 27 speeding touchdowns which was the all-time file for speeding touchdowns in a season. The file was damaged the following season by LaDainian Tomlinson who scored 28.

He’s the one participant from Northern Kentucky to be named NFL MVP, and the second Kentuckian after Inexperienced Bay Packers legend Paul Hornung received the award in 1961.

In 2007, Alexander donned the duvet of EA Sports activities Madden NFL online game.

Alexander completed his profession in Washington, after enjoying solely 4 video games with the workforce throughout his closing season in 2008.

He commemorated the particular weekend on his Instagram with a publish. The caption learn, “The Ring of Honor celebration final weekend was superb. Greater than something, my journey has been all about household. I’m grateful that for the primary time, my total household was in a position to journey to Seattle and be with the Seahawks. We take the which means of ‘the 12’s’ to a complete new stage. Haha.. Go Hawks.”