A look at a couple of memorable moments in Seahawks history that occurred on April 19:
1997: After selecting cornerback Shawn Springs with the third overall pick in the NFL Draft, the Seahawks trade into the sixth spot and take tackle Walter Jones. The incomparable Jones would be voted to a club-record nine Pro Bowls and have his No. 71 retired after he called it a career following the 2009 season. Jones was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February and will be inducted in August. Spring was voted to the Pro Bowl in 1998 and started 88 games in seven seasons with the team. Both players were voted to the Seahawks' 35th Anniversary team – **Jones** at left tackle and **Springs** as the nickel back.
2002: Brock Huard is traded to the Colts for a fifth-round draft choice the Seahawks would use to select defensive tackle Rocky Bernard. Huard, who also played at the University of Washington and Puyallup High School, had been the Seahawks' third-round draft in 1999 and would return to the team for the 2004 season.
Some of the top photos from Big Walt's career.
Seahawks legend Walter Jones greets early-arriving fans before the game at CenturyLink Field.
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Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers; Walter Jones
Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Walter Jones (71) takes a breather during an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, in Oakland. The Raiders won the game, 31-3. (AP Photo/Greg Trott)
FILE - This Feb. 2, 2006, file photo shows Seattle Seahawks' Walter Jones smiling while being interviewed at a news conference in Dearbown, Mich., prior to Super Bowl XL between the Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers. Seahawks four-time All-Pro Walter Jones has retired after 13 years in which he became the standard to which all left tackles aspired _ and most defensive linemen succumbed. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Walter Jones (71) blocks during an NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sept. 30, 2007 in San Francisco. (AP Photo/ Greg Trott)
SEATTLE - NOVEMBER 12: Tackle Walter Jones #71 of the Seattle Seahawks against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, November 12, 2007 in Seattle, Washington. Seattle won the game 24-0. (AP Photo/Thomas E. Witte) Walter Jones
SEATTLE - NOVEMBER 12: Tackle Walter Jones #71 of the Seattle Seahawks against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, November 12, 2007 in Seattle, Washington. Seattle won the game 24-0. (AP Photo/Thomas E. Witte) Walter Jones
Seattle Seahawks offensive linemen Chris Spencer, left, Ray Willis, center, and Walter Jones watch drills as the NFL team holds their morning workout on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in Kirkland, Wash. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)
Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Walter Jones (71) blocks during an NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008 in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Greg Trott)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 5: Tackle Walter Jones #71 of the Seattle Seahawks runs to block against the New York Giants at Giants Stadium on October 5, 2008 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants defeated the Seahawks 44-6. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm)
Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Walter Jones (71) rests during an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, Nov. 15, 1998, in Oakland. The Raiders won the game, 20-17. (AP Photo/Greg Trott)
Seattle Seahawks left tackle Walter Jones talks about his retirement from NFL football during a news conference, Friday, April 30, 2010, at Seahawks headquarters in Renton, Wash. Jones was a four-time All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowl selection in his 13 seasons with the Seahawks. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Former Seattle Seahawks player Walter Jones on the sidelines before the NFL football game against the New York Giants Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Walter Jones watches from the sidelines during a game against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri on November 14, 2004. The Rams won 23-12. (AP Photo/G. Newman Lowrance)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 5: Tackle Walter Jones #71 of the Seattle Seahawks awaits the snap of the football at the line of scrimmage against the New York Giants at Giants Stadium on October 5, 2008 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants defeated the Seahawks 44-6. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm)
