Lynn Swann
Lynn Swann was born in Alcoa, Tennessee, United States on March 7th, 1952 and is the Football Player. At the age of 72, Lynn Swann biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Lynn Curtis Swann (born March 7, 1952) is an American football player, broadcaster, politician, and athletic director, best known for his association with the University of Southern California and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
He served as the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition from 2002 to 2005.
In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania. Swann was born in Alcoa, Tennessee.
He attended USC and played football as a wide receiver of the USC Trojans, where he was a consensus All-American.
He is regarded as one of the most popular and greatest wide receiver of his generation.
He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round of the 1974 NFL draft.
With the Steelers, Swann won four Super Bowls, was selected to three Pro Bowls, and was named MVP of Super Bowl X. Swann was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
Early life
Swann was born March 7, 1952, in Alcoa, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains near Knoxville.
The Swann family moved to San Mateo, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area when Lynn was 2. As a youth, Swann was raised in neighboring Foster City and attended Junípero Serra High School, where in addition to playing football, he was a track star, leaping 24 ft 10 in (7.57 m) in the long jump. At the 1970 CIF California State championship meet, Swann won the state title, defeating future Olympic gold medalist Randy Williams.
Personal life
On June 10, 1979, during the summer after winning Super Bowl XIII, Swann married Bernadette Robi, the daughter of singer Paul Robi of The Platters. The pair divorced in 1983.
On June 23, 1991, Swann married Charena (née Shaffer), a psychologist, and they have two sons who played football collegiately.
Swann is a member of Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship.
College career
Swann played for the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he was a consensus All-American on the Trojan football team under head coach John McKay's tenure, including the undefeated and national champion 1972 team. "He has speed, soft hands, and grace," McKay said of Swann. In 1974, he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in public relations.
Swann had 27 catches for 305 yards and two touchdowns in 1971. He led USC in interceptions and finished second behind WR Edesel Garrison in receiving yards. Swann rushed for 117 yards and had 27 catches for 543 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore in 1972. This time, he led the United StatesC in receiving yards and finished second to tight end Charle Young in catches. Swann rushed for 99 yards in 1973, but he only gained 42 passes for 714 yards and six touchdowns.
Professional career
Swann was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 1974 NFL Draft, with the 21st overall pick. The Steelers draft class of '74 is regarded as one of the best in NFL history, including four members of the Hall of Famers: Swann, Jack Lambert (RD2), John Stallworth (RD4), and Mike Webster (RD5). Donnie Shell, the undrafted 1974 free agent, is also a hall of famer.
Swann spent his entire NFL career with the Steelers, wearing the number 88. He led the NFL with 577 punt return yards as a rookie in 1974, a franchise record and the fourth-most in NFL history at the time. In Super Bowl IX, he went on to win a championship ring with the Steelers but did not receive any receptions (Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw had only nine passes in the game). However, he had three punts for 34 yards.
Swann's career was dominated by the following seasons. He finished with 49 passes for 781 yards and a game-best 11 touchdowns. George Atkinson knocked Swann out of the game with a serious but not legal hammer in the AFC championship match against the Oakland Raiders. He suffered a severe concussion that required him to stay in a hospital for two days, but Swann stunned many by returning to play for Super Bowl X in the season, leading the Steelers to a 21-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys and making him the first wide receiver to earn Super Bowl MVP award.
Swann was unique among footballers in that he attributed his interest in dance earlier in life to his football career. On the track and then in the Pittsburgh dance studio, where he later underwrote scholarships, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood captured him.
The Steelers made it to Super Bowl XIII three seasons later. In Pittsburgh's 35–31 victory over Dallas, Swann caught seven passes for 124 yards and scored the final touchdown. In Pittsburgh's 31-19 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV, the Steelers made it back to the Super Bowl for the first time in the 1979 season, with Swann's five passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. In all, Swann had 364 receiving yards and 398 all-purpose yards in his four Super Bowls, which were all Super Bowl records at the time.
Swann retired after four Super Bowl rings in 1982. He has had 336 career receptions for 5,462 yards and 51 touchdowns, 72 rushing yards on 11 attempts and a touchdown, along with 739 punt return yards and a touchdown. He was voted a Pro Bowl pick three times (1975, 1977, 1978), and was voted to the 1970s All-Decade Team.
Swann was named to the All-Pro team in 1975, 1977, and 1978, and in 2001, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a year before his teammate John Stallworth.
Political career
During a Fitness Expo at the White House on June 20, 2002, President George W. Bush appointed Swann as the chairman of the United States President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Swann succeeded Lee Haney, who had been promoted to the position by President Clinton.
President Bush and Chairman Lynn Swann opened presidentschallenge.org at the Lakewest Family YMCA in Dallas, Texas, in 2003. 300,000 people have registered on the website within the next year. Swann spoke at the National Press Club about the council's efforts to assist Americans "Be Physically Active Every Day" and the establishment of the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award.
Swann and President Bush designated May as "National Physical Fitness and Sports" month in 2004 and founded the annual HealthierUS Fitness Festival. They also introduced the Healthier Feds Physical Activity Challenge to federal employees. Lynn Swann resigned as chairwoman on July 30, 2005, after a campaign for governor. John P. Burke succeeded him.
Swann, a resident of Sewickley Heights, Pennsylvania, said in December 2004 that he was considering the Republican nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2006 race. Swann filed papers with the state elections board on February 23, 2005, announcing his candidacy. After his Steeler jersey number, he established Team 88, a fundraising committee established on the same day. Swann officially declared his candidacy on January 4, 2006.
Jim Panyard, state senator Jeff Piccola, and former Lieutenant Governor William Scranton III were among Swann's opponents for the Republican primary. After Swann received the endorsement of the Republican state committee on February 11, 2006, all three critics resigned, leaving Swann as the only Republican to have filed by the deadline, March 7, 2006. Swann selected Montgomery County Commissioner Jim Matthews as his running mate.
Swann and Rendell were a statistical tie in early February, according to polls, although Rendell had the advantage of being the popular incumbent. Swann's campaign concentrated on reforming Harrisburg by focusing on mass transit, property tax, code enforcement, the climate, and the growing fear of obesity. He also advocated for the Pittsburgh Penguins to build a new arena free of taxpayer money.
Swann's momentum did not withstand Rendell's blitz of advertisements in early spring, and it had a difficult time keeping up with Rendell's efficient fundraising efforts. Swann lost the election by 40% to incumbent Ed Rendell's 60%. If Swann had won, he would have been the first African American governor of Pennsylvania and only the third African American elected governor of a state in US history. All three Republican presidential candidates in 2006 lost; Kenneth Blackwell lost in Ohio; Randy Daniels lost in New York.
Swann revealed in 2008 that he was considering serving in the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district against Rep. Jason Altmire. Swann did not file for the election, and former congresswoman Melissa Hart won the Republican nomination unopposed and then lost to Altmire in the 2008 general election.
Swann endorsed and campaigned with Arizona Senator John McCain for the presidency in 2008, but Swann remained neutral in the primaries. When Romney took the presumptive Republican nominee in 2012, he did the same for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
Swann announced his support for former Florida Governor Jeb Bush in 2015, while simultaneously criticizing Donald Trump.