Mark Tye Turner has written for everyone from George Clooney to Jerry Springer. He blogs about the Seahawks on the popular fan site SeahawkBlue.com. He lives in Los Angeles.
"Notes from a 12 Man is a fan's account of the long and storied
history of the Seattle Seahawks from Jack Patera, Bill the Beer
Man, Kenny Easley, and Efren Herrera to Matt Hasselbeck. ...Over
the years, I have seen numerous attempts at presenting the Seahawks
history in writing. But there have not been any done as well as
Notes from a 12 Man. I found myself reading the text and
alternately laughing, crying, cringing, and shouting out loud!"
—Steve Largent
"Mark Turner writes about the Seahawks with childlike fascination.
. . It's a great read for Seahawk fans and fans of pro football,
period."
—Kenny Mayne, ESPN
"In this sustained howl of happiness, hilarity, and horror, Mark
Turner perfectly captures the (fundamentally weird) essence of the
Seahawk franchise. No Seahawk fan, serious or casual, can afford to
do without this book."
—Fred Moody, author of Seattle and the Demons of Ambition
"…a detailed, humorous and sometimes pained fan perspective of the
franchise's 33 years of existence. [Turner] covers everything—from
his magical memories of watching his first game at the Kingdome to
the tense period when Ken Behring almost moved the team, to quirky,
who-woulda-thunk-it trivia about the team."
—Seattle Times
"Turner's book is packed with . . . specific and funny Seahawks
moments. Some of them we remembered, some of them we'd forgotten,
some of them (especially the pre-1983 stuff) we'd never known. It's
a book that will sit on our bookshelf probably until we die, ready
to supply a quick trip down memory lane whenever we desire it."
—Seattlest.com
"I can say without hyperbole that not only is this the best
book ever written about the Seattle Seahawks, it's one of the best
sports books I've ever read, period. Full stop."
—Dave Krieg's Strike Beard
"The book is a must read for any and all Seahawks fans, as it
provides a thorough and very entertaining historical look at the
team through the eyes of a true 12th Man."
—Seahawks Gab
"If you've been searching for a comprehensive,
conversationally-toned, boosterish history of the Seattle Seahawks,
composed entirely of short, bathroom-length entries, search no
longer. And, yes, that may sound like an absurd 'if' but
the Hawks are sports lifeblood in these parts, and every fan
has memories he or she would like to relive, or even just confirm.
Enter television writer Mark Tye Turner and his Notes From a 12
Man: A Truly Biased History of the Seattle Seahawks... Recalling
everything from the team's trade of Ahmad Rashad to Steve Largent's
epic revenge hit on Denver safety Mike Harden, it's enough to put
even the most Cliff Claven of us to shame."
—Seattle Weekly
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