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Seattle welcome home Seahawks with parade
Super Bowl XLVIII
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Seattle Seahawks Richard Sherman, on the Legion of Boom truck, waves to the crowd during the parade for the Super Bowl champions in Seattle on Wednesday. - photo by The Associated Press
SEATTLE — Hundreds of thousands of notoriously loud Seahawks fans cranked up the volume Wednesday, cheering, chanting and going berserk during a parade and ceremony to celebrate the first Super Bowl victory in the history of the franchise.The mood in Seattle was electrified as the parade featuring the NFL champions began near the Space Needle and made its way to CenturyLink Field, the home of the team.At a ceremony inside the stadium, the team thanked its loyal followers — the 12th Man — capping a day of boisterous celebration that drew an estimated 700,000 revelers to Seattle.Players were introduced by the order of their jersey numbers and ended with No. 3, quarterback Russell Wilson, who walked onto the field pumping the Lombardi Trophy in the air to thunderous applause. “Our plan is to win another one for you next year,” Wilson said later.Coach Pete Carroll led the crowd in a “Seahawks!