American football player and politician (born 1954)
"Largent" redirects here. For the village, see Largent, West Virginia. For other uses, see L'Argent (disambiguation).
Steve Largent
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district
In office November 29, 1994 – February 15, 2002
Preceded by
Jim Inhofe
Succeeded by
John Sullivan
Personal details
Born
(1954-09-28) September 28, 1954 (age 69) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Terry Largent
Children
4
Education
University of Tulsa (BS)
American football player
American football career
No. 80
Position:
Wide receiver, Holder
Personal information
Height:
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:
187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:
Putnam City (OK)
College:
Tulsa (1972–1975)
NFL draft:
1976 / Round: 4 / Pick: 117
Career history
Houston Oilers (1976)*
Seattle Seahawks (1976–1989)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
NFL Man of the Year (1988)
First-team All-Pro (1985)
4× Second-team All-Pro (1978, 1979, 1984, 1987)
7× Pro Bowl (1978, 1979, 1981, 1984–1987)
2× NFL receiving yards leader (1979, 1985)
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1976)
Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor
Seattle Seahawks No. 80 retired
Bart Starr Award (1989)
Second-team All-American (1975)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane No. 83 retired
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
819
Receiving yards:
13,089
Touchdowns:
100
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Stephen Michael Largent (born September 28, 1954) is an American former football wide receiver and politician who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district from 1994 to 2002. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election.
Largent played college football at Tulsa University, where he studied biology, and began his NFL career with the expansion Seahawks in 1976. Regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, he held all major NFL receiving records at the time of his retirement.[1][2][3][4] Largent was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
Following his playing career, Largent was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994 and served four terms, winning over 60% of the vote in each election. He resigned from his seat in 2002 to run for governor of Oklahoma, which he narrowly lost to Democrat Brad Henry.
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^Harrison, Elliot. "Ten best receivers of all time". NFL.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
^Tallent, Aaron (February 18, 2022). "25 Greatest Wide Receivers in NFL History". AthlonSports.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
^Patuto, Greg (May 15, 2020). "Ranking The 20 Greatest NFL Wide Receivers Of All Time". ClutchPoints. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
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