We at Seahawks Wire have maintained for quite some time that former Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren is overdue for enshrinement in Canton. Could 2027 finally be the year he makes it into the Hall of Fame? He has as good a chance as any, as Holmgren was one of the five eligible coaches nominated for the Class of 2027.
Mike Holmgren will face stiff competition, as he was nominated alongside Tom Coughlin, Dan Reeves, Mike Shanahan and the legendary Bill Belichick.
Last year, Mike Holmgren made it to the finalist stage for the first time in his (retired) career. Although he did not make it in the Class of 2027, it does bode well for his eventual gold jacket that he made it as far as he did.
Last week against the Chicago Bears, Mike Holmgren received
the honor of raising the 12th Man Flag. We waxed poetic about his accomplishments in our article about it, and as such, we will take this opportunity to quote ourselves with regards to Holmgren's accomplishments in Seattle.
"From 1999-2008, Mike Holmgren was the man who helped elevate the Seahawks franchise from near-irrelevancy to a staple in the national NFL landscape. Holmgren took Seattle to the playoffs six times, including five-straight appearances from 2003-2007. To this day, five-straight postseason appearances is still the Seahawks franchise record, which was only matched one time under Pete Carroll from 2012-2016. Holmgren also delivered five division titles, four NFC West championships and one final AFC West championship before the Seahawks switched conferences. Of course, the crowning achievement in Holmgren's Seattle tenure was a trip to Super Bowl XL in 2005, the first in franchise history. A game Holmgren still maintains the Seahawks should have won."
We will also quote a previous article written when he was snubbed for the Class of 2026.
"Holmgren's accomplishments as a head coach have been overlooked for far too long. He is one of only seven head coaches to take two separate franchises to the Super Bowl, and was the first coach in league history to win at least 75 games with two teams. Holmgren also delivered a Lombardi to Green Bay for the first time since literally the first two Super Bowls, and took the Seahawks to their first appearance in franchise history. But Holmgren's impact was not limited to simply winning football games. Where Holmgren also had a massive impact was developing other head coaches and executives. In total, eleven of his former assistants went on to become head coaches themselves, which include Andy Reid, Jon Gruden, Steve Mariucci and Ray Rhodes. We don't need a lesson on how many assistants of both Reid and Gruden have gone on to become a head coach themselves. But to name a few… Doug Pederson, Ron Rivera, Jay Gruden, and Matt LaFleur. All of their careers can eventually be traced back to one man: Mike Holmgren."
Needless to say this is a topic we are quite passionate about. Here is hoping this finally becomes the year Mike Holmgren becomes a rightful Hall of Famer.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Mike Holmgren 1 of 5 head coach nominees for the Hall of Fame's Class of 2027
