Alright, so I wanted to put together a quick reference for the 2009 Seattle Seahawks roster. I’m a huge Seahawks fan, and sometimes I just like to look back at different seasons and remember the players. I figured, why not make a digital record of it?
First, I went online to try and find the data. I figured there must be some sports website, maybe even the official NFL site, where I could easily just, you know, copy and paste. No dice.
Most places had the roster, sure, but it wasn’t in a format I could easily grab. Lots of tables, but all spread out. It wasn’t like a simple list. I tried to copy and paste, but the formatting came out a mess in the end.
So, I decided to take a different route. I pulled up one of the roster pages, and I basically just… manually typed it out. Yeah, old school. Took a little while, but it wasn’t too bad.
The Process:
- Opened a text editor. Just a plain, simple text editor, Nothing fancy.
- Pulled up roster on websites. Looked at the roster.
- Typed each player’s name. Literally just typed them in, one by one. Made sure I got the positions right, too.
- Double-checked my work. Went back through the list and made sure I didn’t miss anyone or make any typos. It’s easy to mess up when you’re doing it this way.
- Saved the file. Saved it as a plain text file. Figured I might want to format it later, maybe put it in a spreadsheet or something.
It wasn’t the most high-tech solution, I admit. I probably could have spent more time trying to find a pre-made list or figure out some fancy way to scrape the data from a website. But, honestly, sometimes the old-fashioned way is just the quickest and easiest. Plus, this way, I know it’s exactly how I want it.
And there you have it. My journey to create my very own simple digital archive of the 2009 seahawks roster.
