1 9 7 0 ▁season . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁move , ▁the ▁city , ▁King ▁County , ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Washington ▁su ed ▁the ▁American ▁League , ▁claim ing ▁a ▁bre ach ▁of ▁contract . ▁The ▁league ▁agreed ▁to ▁grant ▁Seattle ▁another ▁franch ise ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁dro pping ▁the ▁law suit . ▁It ▁was ▁under ▁U hl man ' s ▁watch ▁that ▁the ▁King d ome ▁was ▁constructed ▁and ▁opened ▁( in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ), ▁and ▁Seattle ▁was ▁given ▁another ▁ML B ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁Mar in ers ▁( who ▁began ▁play ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ), ▁and ▁an ▁NFL ▁team ▁called ▁the ▁Se ah aw ks ▁( who ▁began ▁play ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁U hl man ▁proc laimed ▁Seattle ' s ▁first ▁Gay ▁P ride ▁Week ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁he ▁opposed ▁repe al ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁civil ▁rights ▁prote ctions ▁for ▁g ays ▁and ▁les bi ans . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁U hl man ▁largely ▁retired ▁from ▁politics , ▁turning ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁land ▁development . ▁He ▁later ▁opposed ▁expanded ▁legal ▁rights ▁for ▁rent ers . ▁According ▁to ▁U hl man ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁that ▁and ▁declaring ▁a ▁Ces ar ▁Ch ave z ▁Day ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁were ▁the ▁two ▁actions ▁of ▁his ▁administration ▁that ▁attract ed ▁the ▁largest ▁number ▁of ▁phone ▁calls