Lynn Swann

  • 3 × Pro Bowl (1975, 1977, 1978 )
  • 3 × All-Pro (1975, 1977, 1978 )
  • 4 × Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV )
  • Super Bowl X MVP
  • NFL 1970s All- Decade Team
  • Walter Payton Man of the Year Award ( 1981)

Lynn Curtis Swann ( born March 7, 1952 in Alcoa, Tennessee), nicknamed: Swanny, is a former American professional American football player. He played as a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League ( NFL).

Origin

The father of Lynn Swann worked as an aircraft mechanic, and his mother worked in a dental office. At the age of two, he moved with his family to San Mateo, California. By graduation, he received a dance education at the high school. The talented young athletes Swann attended Junipero Serra High School, where he ran next to American football, athletics and basketball too. In the football team he came as a wide receiver, but also as a quarterback used. The credit that he had acquired as a football player, helped him to a scholarship at the University of Southern California.

College

Swann played in college for the USC Trojans. 1972 won the Trojans with Swann as team captain the National Collegiate Championship ( the master has been selected and not played in a playoff ), after winning the Rose Bowl with 42:17 against the Ohio University. Swann succeeded in this game a touchdown. The following year he was declared in College Football MVP. Swann studied Public Relations and also made ​​it its conclusion.

Professional career

Swann was founded in 1974 pulled in the first round of the draft by the Steelers to 21 point. 1974 the Steelers were able to undertake numerous players that were later incorporated into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In addition to Swann the wide receiver John Stallworth, the linebacker Jack Lambert, and center Mike Webster could be committed. Other later members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as the running back Franco Harris and quarterback Terry Bradshaw already played for the team from Pittsburgh. The Steelers were able to establish themselves as the top team in the NFL.

Already in Swann's first year succeeded the Steelers under coach Chuck Noll of the way into the Super Bowl. In Super Bowl IX, the Minnesota Vikings with 16:6 were defeated. The following year, the Dallas Cowboys were defeated in the Super Bowl X with 21:17. Swann thereby achieved the decisive touchdown.

In total, four pass catches he had a space gain of 161 yards, which was a playoff record at this time. The appointment to the Super Bowl MVP was the consequence. In Super Bowl XIII, the Cowboys could be defeated with 35:31 again. Swann was again one of the top performers of the game - get him seven pass catches with a space gain of 124 yards. In the following year, Swann was able to draw attention to themselves in Super Bowl XIV. This time, the Los Angeles Rams were beaten with 31:19. Swann once again achieved a touchdown and caught five passes for a space gain of 79 yards.

Swann finished his playing career in 1982.

Honors

Swann played in three Pro Bowls, was elected three times to the All Pro and is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as well as in the NFL 1970s All- Decade Team member since 2001. Since 1993 he has been a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, and since 2002 in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, the Hall of Fame for athletes who come from the area of ​​San Francisco. In 1981 he received the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.

After the career

Swann became a successful businessman after his playing career. Until 2006, he also worked as a sports presenter and annotated these games the NFL in the American television channel ABC. He also led a game show on TV and came again and again as an actor in appearance. He also held various offices of state and lost in 2006 as a Republican the election for governor of Pennsylvania.

Off the track

Swann is married for the second time and has been with his current wife Charena two sons. His brother in law is a former American professional basketball player Sherman Douglas. His first wife Bernadette is now married with Sugar Ray Leonard.

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