25 Facts About Steve Largent

Stephen Michael Largent was born on September 28,1954 and is an American former professional football wide receiver and politician who played in the National Football League for 14 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.

Steve Largent was the Republican nominee in the 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election.

Steve Largent played college football at Tulsa University, where he studied biology, and began his NFL career with the expansion Seahawks in 1976.

Steve Largent was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.

Steve Largent resigned from his seat in 2002 to run for governor of Oklahoma, which he narrowly lost to Democratic state senator Brad Henry.

In 1974 at the University of Tulsa, Steve Largent had 884 yards receiving and 14 touchdown catches.

Steve Largent became the first Seahawk selected to the Pro Bowl, in 1978, and was selected six more times during his career.

Steve Largent's 1985 receiving yardage was a Seahawks franchise record that stood for 35 years until broken by DK Metcalf in 2020.

In 1987, Steve Largent returned to play in a game against the Detroit Lions just before the end of the National Football League Players Association strike.

Steve Largent broke Joiner's all-time record for receiving yards in week 3 of 1988.

Steve Largent attributed this ability to a skeet shooting buddy, a sport that focuses only on the edge of the skeet, as he only focused on the tip of the ball to track and catch balls, in the era where receivers and defensive backs did not wear gloves.

When Steve Largent retired, he held all major NFL receiving records, including most receptions in a career, most receiving yards in a career, and most touchdown receptions.

Steve Largent had a then-record streak of 177 consecutive regular-season games with a reception.

Steve Largent holds the distinction as the first receiver in NFL history to grab 100 touchdown receptions in his career; his record stood until 1992 when it was broken by Jerry Rice.

Steve Largent was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995, his first year of eligibility.

Steve Largent won the election to succeed Inhofe in Congress; pursuant to an Oklahoma statute, Governor David Walters designated the special election in which Steve Largent was elected to serve the remainder of Inhofe's term in the 103rd Congress before beginning his term in the 104th Congress.

Steve Largent took office on November 29,1994, and was reelected to the three succeeding Congresses, never winning less than 60 percent of the vote in the heavily Republican Tulsa-based district.

Steve Largent was one of the "true believers" in that freshman class, devoting most of his time to issues important to conservative Christians.

Steve Largent opposed ending the 1995 federal government shutdown and played a role in the failed attempt to oust Newt Gingrich as Speaker.

Steve Largent introduced a bill that would ban adoptions by gay and lesbian parents in Washington, DC Before taking office, in 1993, Steve Largent wrote a letter in which he said "many homosexual practices are immoral and downright repugnant".

Steve Largent was accused of being anti-Catholic due to his line of questioning of a House of Representatives chaplain in 2000, though he denied this.

Steve Largent decided to run for governor of Oklahoma in 2002.

Steve Largent's loss has been attributed by analysts to factors that included:.

Steve Largent became president and CEO of CTIA-The Wireless Association in November 2003 and served until May 2014.

In 1990, Steve Largent received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.