Seahawks, Felix Baumgartner connection
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:11 pm
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Just before kickoff Sunday, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and his players were glued to the television monitors at Seattle's CenturyLink Field. They weren't watching another football game. They were keeping tabs on "Fearless Felix."
Austrian Felix Baumgartner, 43, became the first skydiver to break the speed of sound as he jumped from 24 miles above the Earth. Wearing a high-tech suit, Baumgartner reached a maximum speed of 833.9 mph during his jump over the New Mexico desert.
Reporters were curious why Carroll had been mentioning Baumgartner during his press conferences for the past week. It turns out the Seahawks' wins and Baumgartner's record-setting sky jump have someone in common.
"Dr. Michael Gervais works with us, and he's his [Baumgartner's] performance coach", Carroll told "Brock and Salk" on Monday. "He was right there at the launch pad and we've been watching this thing for months now."