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Coach Patera and Governor Dixy Lee Ray

by Corky Trewin

Seattle Seahawks head coach Jack Patera took a moment from the 1979 Seahawks training camp at Eastern Washington University in Cheney to visit with Washington Governor Dixy Lee Ray and Eastern Washington President George Frederickson.

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Jack Patera

by Corky Trewin

Jack Patera studies the game as the first Seattle Seahawks head coach. Patera was named the 1978 NFL Coach of the Year for taking his third year team to a 9-7 season, missing the playoffs by just one game.