Pictures From the Seahawks Super Bowl Victory Parade
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Seattle likes their Seahawks. An estimated 700,000 fans turned out yesterday to see the parade celebrating the franchise's first Super Bowl title and the city's first major professional sports championship since the 1978-79 SuperSonics (R.I.P.). The scene was pure pandemonium and jubaliation. Many of our Seattle Met staffers were on hand to take in the scene, so we thought we'd share images we snapped and some of our favorites from around the Internet.
First off, here's a collection Seattle Met staffers' photos of the festivities:
Fans bundled up and waited hours for the parade to begin...
Image: Sara D’Eugenio
...they brought their flags...
Image: Sara D’Eugenio
...they brought their pennants...
Image: Chuck Kerr
...they packed the streets...
Image: Julie H. Case
...and even crowded rooftops.
Image: Sara D’Eugenio
When the parade finally began, vehicles carrying Seahawks rolled down 4th Ave...
Image: Katherine Koberg
...and the iPhone cameras came out en masse.
Image: Katherine Koberg
Crafty fans managed to get a better view from the back with ladders.
Image: Julie H. Case
A tiny Seahawks fan started her own chant.
The view of the parade route from above.
Image: Photo Courtesy Trina Pennino
Appropriately, the Seahawks even took to the skies.
Image: Sara D’Eugenio
Almost as crazy as the festivities was trying to get to them. The lines for ferries (like this West Seattle one) ran hundreds deep.
Image: Sara D’Eugenio
Trying to get a cup of coffee at a Starbucks near the parade route was a futile effort
Image: Matthew Halverson
Here's some prime Seahawks celebratory craziness we found around the web:
The chaos from overhead...
Now this is just beyond incredible @Seahawkspic.twitter.com/vUuFazn857
— t e s s a (@teeessamarie) February 6, 2014
...outside CenturyLink...
The scene just outside @CenturyLink_Fld in the North Lot! Parade making the turn this way. #Celebrate48 pic.twitter.com/V97wa6Y7vB
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) February 5, 2014
...and the "Seahawkalypse" at ground level.
Just to give you guys a perspective on how many people were at the parade today. :3 #GoHawks #12parade pic.twitter.com/LLKAivW8jU
— Courtney Olivia (@LivvyLevyLover) February 6, 2014
Marshawn Lynch tossing handfuls of Skittles to the fans...
#Seahawks RB @MoneyLynch leads parade and throws fistfull of @Skittles back in #seattle. #Celebrate48. pic.twitter.com/JrvfcEZX70
— Ken Lambert (@SeaTimesFotoKen) February 5, 2014
...and getting a non-Skittles pick me up via a fan's bottle of Fireball.
The saddest fan in attendance.
At Seahawks Super Bowl celebration at Century Link. This guy has guts, plain and simple. @darrenrovell #Celebrate48 pic.twitter.com/BqWKVA93jg
— Jay Adams (@CAVEmagJay) February 5, 2014
Golden Tate takes his turn as the 12th Man.
It's Showtime! @ShowtimeTate #Celebrate48 #SuperBowlChamps pic.twitter.com/OZCjqoUa1T
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) February 5, 2014
The Lombardi Trophy making it's way to CenturyLink.
The Lombardi Trophy almost at @CenturyLink_Fld. #Celebrate48 #SuperBowlChamps pic.twitter.com/6MPe2lC5F1
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) February 5, 2014
Quite simply the champs.
Carroll: "The consistency, intensity of the fans throughout the parade was amazing." #Celebrate48 pic.twitter.com/nME6vGCT45
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) February 5, 2014
