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Lynn Swann

Lynn Swann
Personal data
Date of birthMarch 7, 1952(age 61)
Place of birthAlcoa, Tennessee
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCharena Swann
ChildrenTwo sons
Alma materSouthern California
ReligionChristian
Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
In officeJune 20, 2002 - July 30, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Succeeded byJohn P. Burke
Preceded byLee Haney

Lynn Swann

NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann at a McCain-Palin rally on August 30, 2008.
CaptionNFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann at a McCain-Palin rally on August 30, 2008.
PositionWide Receiver
Number88
Birth DateMarch 7, 1952(age 61)
Alcoa, Tennessee
Debutyear1974
DebutteamPittsburgh Steelers
Finalyear1982
FinalteamPittsburgh Steelers
Draftyear1974
Draftround1
Draftpick21
CollegeSouthern California
Teams * Pittsburgh Steelers (1974-1982)
Highlights * 3× Pro Bowl selection (1975, 1977, 1978) * 1× Associated Press First-team All-Pro selection (1978) * 2× Associated Press Second-team All-Pro selection (1975, 1977) * 4× Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV) * Super Bowl X MVP * NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
Statseason1982
Statlabel1Receptions
Statvalue1336
Statlabel2Receiving Yards
Statvalue25,462
Statlabel3Touchdowns
Statvalue351
NflSWA332232
HOF208
CollegeHOF70012

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Lynn Curtis Swann (born March 7, 1952) is an American former professional football player, sportscaster, and current politician. In 2006, he was the Republican nominee to run against the incumbent Ed Rendell for Pennsylvania Governor.

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Edison Pena and over 42000 others hit the road for the NYC Marathon - Washington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Washington Post (blog)--"I'd also like to break -Lynn Swann's- mark of 4 hours, 26 minutes and become the fastest NFL player to ever run the New York City Marathon. ... - Date : Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:18:37 GMT+00:00
Former Giants WR Amani Toomer Running In Marathon - CBS New York Tweet this news
CBS New York--Toomer is the first pro football player to run the New York City Marathon since -Lynn Swann- crossed the finish line 17 years ago, and Toomer wants to beat ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:57:31 GMT+00:00
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Nonprofit News Group--Happy reading!. Ex-Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer joined Boomer & Carton Friday to discuss the 2010 ING NYC Marathon. -Lynn Swann- also called in to engage ... - Date : Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:26:25 GMT+00:00
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Greenbrier Classic launches iPhone app - USA Today Tweet this news
USA Today--Greenbrier resort spokeswoman -Lynn Swann- said Thursday the new app is available for downloading to Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod. ... - Date : Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:42:39 GMT+00:00
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette--Former Steelers and Hall of Famers Franco Harris and -Lynn Swann- will join American Christina Kim for a clinic at 3 pm today at the practice range. ... - Date : Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:29:02 GMT+00:00
Former Michigan wide receiver Amani Toomer to run in New York City Marathon - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press--7, the former Wolverine and New York Giant will try to become the first NFL player to run the New York City Marathon since -Lynn Swann- covered the 26.2-mile ... - Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:40:33 GMT+00:00
No. 17 a green-light special for US Open - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Tweet this news
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review--There will be a celebrity exhibition featuring Steelers Hall of Famers Franco Harris and -Lynn Swann- and LPGA player Christina Kim, co-hosted by Oakmont club ... - Date : Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:08:41 GMT+00:00
Sam Bam talks about Hall of Fame induction - WeAreSC.com (subscription) Tweet this news
WeAreSC.com (subscription)---...- four-touchdown Rose Bowl performance in the '73 stomping of Ohio State in Pasadena, Sam's former teammate, -Lynn Swann-, wants to set the record straight. ... - Date : Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:33:02 GMT+00:00
Kim & Kourtney Kardashian Do The Indy 500 (PHOTOS) - Global Grind (blog) Tweet this news
Global Grind (blog)--Kim and Kourney hit up the greatest race of the year, the two attended the race and mingled with football legend -Lynn Swann-. Kim had a busy weekend, ... - Date : Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:19:01 GMT+00:00

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Franco Harris
NFL Super Bowl MVPs
Super Bowl X, 1976
Succeeded by
Fred Biletnikoff
Preceded by
Gary Hall, Sr.
Lawrie Mifflin
Drew Pearson
Cynthia Potter
Sally Ride
Harry Smith
Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA)
Class of 1999
Dave Casper
Anita DeFrantz
Pat Summitt
Lynn Swann
Robert R. Thomas
Bill Walton
Succeeded by
Dianne Baker
Junior Bridgeman
Pat Haden
Lisa Rosenblum
John Dickson Stufflebeem
John Trembley
Media offices
Preceded by
Gordon Elliott
Host of To Tell The Truth
1990 - 1991
Succeeded by
Alex Trebek
Party political offices
Preceded by
Michael Fisher
Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania
2006 (lost)
Succeeded by
Tom Corbett

50th Anniversary Senior Bowl All-Time Team

Offense: QB Joe Namath, Alabama, 1965 * RB Walter Payton, Jackson State, 1975 * RB Bo Jackson, Auburn, 1986 * RB Franco Harris, Penn State, 1972 * WR Lynn Swann, Southern Cal, 1974 * WR Steve Largent, Tulsa, 1976 * FL Art Monk Syracuse, 1980 * TE Ozzie Newsome, Alabama, 1978
OL Gene Upshaw, Texas A&I, 1967 * OL Jerry Kramer, Idaho, 1958] * OL Randall McDaniel, Arizona State, 1988 * G Tom Banks, Auburn, 1970 * C Mike Webster, Wisconsin, 1973
Defense: DE Jack Youngblood, Florida, 1971 * DE Ed Jones, Tennessee State, 1974 * DT Bubba Smith, Michigan State, 1967 * DT Joe Greene, North Texas State, 1969 * OLB Ted Hendricks, Miami, 1969 * OLB Derrick Thomas, Alabama, 1989 * MLB Ray Nitschke, Illinois, 1958 * MLB Lee Roy Jordan, Alabama, 1963
CB Roger Wehrli, Missouri, 1969 * CB Dale Carter, Tennessee, 1992 * FS Paul Krause, Iowa, 1964 * SS Albert Lewis, Grambling, 1983
Special Teams P Ray Guy, So. Miss 1972 * PK Morten Andersen, Michigan State, 1982 * KR Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma 1974

1974 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Ed Jones * Bo Matthews * John Hicks * Waymond Bryant * John Dutton * Carl Barzilauskas * J. V. Cain * Ed O'Neil * Wilbur Jackson * Bill Sandifer * John Cappelletti * Barty Smith * Rick Middleton * Randy Gradishar * Don Goode * Woody Green * Fred McNeill * Reuben Gant * Henry Lawrence * Dave Gallagher * Lynn Swann * Charley Young * Bill Kollar * Roger Carr * Steve Riley * Donald Reese

Pittsburgh Steelers First-round Draft selections

Bill Shakespeare (1936/ #3 overall) * Mike Basrak (1937/ #5) * Byron "Whizzer" White (1938/ #4) * Kay Eakin (1940/ #3) * Bill Dudley (1942/ #1) * Bill Daley (1943/ #7) * Johnny Podesto (1944/ #10) * Paul Duhart (1945/ #2) * Doc Blanchard (1946/ #3) * Hub Bechtol (1947/ #5) * Dan Edwards (1948/ #9) * Bobby Gage (1949/ #6) * Lynn Chandnois (1950/ #8) * Butch Avinger (1951/ #9) * Ed Modzelewski (1952/ #6) * Ted Marchibroda (1953/ #5) * Johnny Lattner (1954/ #7) * Frank Varrichione (1955/ #6) * Gary Glick (1956/ #1) * Art Davis (1956/ #5) * Len Dawson (1957/ #5) * Jack Spikes (1960/ #6) * Bob Ferguson (1962/ #5) * Paul Martha (1964/ #10) * Dick Leftridge (1966/ #3) * Mike Taylor (1968/ #10) * Joe Greene (1969/ #4) * Terry Bradshaw (1970/ #1) * Frank Lewis (1971/ #8) * Franco Harris (1972/ #13) * J. T. Thomas (1973/ #4) * Lynn Swann (1974/ #21) * Dave Brown (1975/ #26) * Bennie Cunningham (1976/ #28) * Robin Cole (1977/ #21) * Ron Johnson (1978/ #22) * Greg Hawthorne (1979/ #28) * Mark Malone (1980/ #28) * Keith Gary (1981/ #17) * Walter Abercrombie (1982/ #12) * Gabriel Rivera (1983/ #21) * Louis Lipps (1984/ #23) * Darryl Sims (1985/ #20) * John Rienstra (1986/ #9) * Rod Woodson (1987/ #10) * Aaron Jones (1988/ #18) * Tim Worley (1989/ #7) * Tom Ricketts (1989/ #24) * Eric Green (1990/ #21) * Huey Richardson (1991/ #15) * Leon Searcy (1992/ #11) * Deon Figures (1993/ #23) * Charles Johnson (1994/ #17) * Mark Bruener (1995/ #27) * Jamain Stephens (1996/ #29) * Chad Scott (1997/ #24) * Alan Faneca (1998/ #26) * Troy Edwards (1999/ #13) * Plaxico Burress (2000/ #8) * Casey Hampton (2001/ #19) * Kendall Simmons (2002/ #30) * Troy Polamalu (2003/ #16) * Ben Roethlisberger (2004/ #11) * Heath Miller (2005/ #30) * Santonio Holmes (2006/ #25) * Lawrence Timmons (2007/ #15) * Rashard Mendenhall (2008/ #23) * Evander Hood (2009/ #32) * Maurkice Pouncey (2010/ #18)

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl IX Champions

5 Terry Hanratty * 10 Roy Gerela * 12 Terry Bradshaw * 17 Joe Gilliam * 20 Rocky Bleier * 22 Richard Conn * 23 Mike Wagner * 24 J. T. Thomas * 25 Ron Shanklin * 26 Preston Pearson * 27 Glen Edwards * 31 Donnie Shell * 32 Franco Harris (MVP) * 33 John Fuqua * 34 Andy Russell * 35 Steve Davis * 38 Ed Bradley * 39 Bobby Walden * 43 Frank Lewis * 45 Jim Allen * 46 Reggie Harrison * 47 Mel Blount * 50 Jim Clack * 51 Loren Toews * 52 Mike Webster * 54 Marv Kellum * 55 Jon Kolb * 56 Ray Mansfield * 57 Sam Davis * 58 Jack Lambert * 59 Jack Ham * 62 Jim Wolf * 63 Ernie Holmes * 64 Steve Furness * 68 L. C. Greenwood * 71 Gordon Gravelle * 72 Gerry Mullins * 73 Rick Druschel * 74 Dave Reavis * 75 Joe Greene * 77 Charlie Davis * 78 Dwight White * 82 John Stallworth * 84 Randy Grossman * 86 Reggie Garrett * 87 Larry Brown * 88 Lynn Swann * 89 John McMakin

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl X Champions

5 Terry Hanratty * 10 Roy Gerela * 12 Terry Bradshaw * 17 Joe Gilliam * 20 Rocky Bleier * 23 Mike Wagner * 24 J. T. Thomas * 27 Glen Edwards * 31 Donnie Shell * 32 Franco Harris * 33 John Fuqua * 34 Andy Russell * 36 Dave Brown * 38 Ed Bradley * 39 Bobby Walden * 43 Frank Lewis * 44 Mike Collier * 45 Jim Allen * 46 Reggie Harrison * 47 Mel Blount * 50 Jim Clack * 51 Loren Toews * 52 Mike Webster * 54 Marv Kellum * 55 Jon Kolb * 56 Ray Mansfield * 57 Sam Davis * 58 Jack Lambert * 59 Jack Ham * 63 Ernie Holmes * 64 Steve Furness * 68 L. C. Greenwood * 71 Gordon Gravelle * 72 Gerry Mullins * 74 Dave Reavis * 75 Joe Greene * 76 John Banaszak * 78 Dwight White * 82 John Stallworth * 84 Randy Grossman * 86 Reggie Garrett * 87 Larry Brown * 88 Lynn Swann (MVP)

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIII Champions

5 Craig Colquitt * 10 Roy Gerela * 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP) * 15 Mike Kruczek * 18 Cliff Stoudt * 20 Rocky Bleier * 21 Tony Dungy * 23 Mike Wagner * 24 J. T. Thomas * 25 Ray Oldham * 29 Ron Johnson * 30 Larry Anderson * 31 Donnie Shell * 32 Franco Harris * 35 Jack Deloplaine * 38 Sidney Thornton * 39 Rick Moser * 47 Mel Blount * 51 Loren Toews * 52 Mike Webster * 53 Dennis Winston * 55 Jon Kolb * 56 Robin Cole * 57 Sam Davis * 58 Jack Lambert * 59 Jack Ham * 64 Steve Furness * 65 Tom Beasley * 66 Ted Petersen * 67 Gary Dunn * 68 L. C. Greenwood * 69 Fred Anderson * 72 Gerry Mullins * 74 Ray Pinney * 75 Joe Greene * 76 John Banaszak * 77 Steve Courson * 78 Dwight White * 79 Larry Brown * 82 John Stallworth * 83 Theo Bell * 84 Randy Grossman * 86 Jim Smith * 87 Jim Mandich * 88 Lynn Swann * 89 Bennie Cunningham

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIV Champions

5 Craig Colquitt * 9 Matt Bahr * 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP) * 15 Mike Kruczek * 20 Rocky Bleier * 23 Mike Wagner * 24 J. T. Thomas * 27 Greg Hawthorne * 29 Ron Johnson * 30 Larry Anderson * 31 Donnie Shell * 32 Franco Harris * 33 Anthony Anderson * 38 Sidney Thornton * 39 Rick Moser * 47 Mel Blount * 49 Dwayne Woodruff * 50 Tom Graves * 51 Loren Toews * 52 Mike Webster * 53 Dennis Winston * 54 Zack Valentine * 55 Jon Kolb * 56 Robin Cole * 57 Sam Davis * 58 Jack Lambert * 59 Jack Ham * 63 Thom Dornbrook * 64 Steve Furness * 65 Tom Beasley * 66 Ted Petersen * 67 Gary Dunn * 68 L. C. Greenwood * 72 Gerry Mullins * 75 Joe Greene * 76 John Banaszak * 77 Steve Courson * 78 Dwight White * 79 Larry Brown * 82 John Stallworth * 83 Theo Bell * 84 Randy Grossman * 86 Jim Smith * 88 Lynn Swann * 89 Bennie Cunningham

Super Bowl MVP Award

I: Starr * II: Starr * III: Namath * IV: Dawson * V: Howley * VI: Staubach * VII: Scott * VIII: Csonka * IX: Harris * X: Swann * XI: Biletnikoff * XII : Martin & White * XIII: Bradshaw * XIV: Bradshaw * XV: Plunkett * XVI: Montana * XVII: Riggins * XVIII: Allen * XIX: Montana * XX: Dent * XXI: Simms * XXII: Williams * XXIII: Rice * XXIV: Montana * XXV: Anderson * XXVI: Rypien * XXVII: Aikman * XXVIII: Smith * XXIX: Young * XXX: Brown * XXXI: Howard * XXXII: Davis * XXXIII: Elway * XXXIV: Warner * XXXV: Lewis * XXXVI: Brady * XXXVII: Jackson * XXXVIII: Brady * XXXIX: Branch * XL: Ward * XLI: P. Manning * XLII: E. Manning * XLIII: Holmes * XLIV: Brees

National Football League * NFL's 1970s All-Decade Team

Terry Bradshaw * Ken Stabler * Roger Staubach * Earl Campbell * Franco Harris * Walter Payton * O. J. Simpson * Harold Carmichael * Drew Pearson * Lynn Swann * Paul Warfield * Dave Casper * Charlie Sanders * Dan Dierdorf * Art Shell * Rayfield Wright * Ron Yary * Joe DeLamielleure * John Hannah * Larry Little * Gene Upshaw * Jim Langer * Mike Webster * Carl Eller * L. C. Greenwood * Harvey Martin * Jack Youngblood * Joe Greene * Bob Lilly * Merlin Olsen * Alan Page * Bobby Bell * Robert Brazile * Dick Butkus * Jack Ham * Ted Hendricks * Jack Lambert * Willie Brown * Jimmy Johnson * Roger Wehrli * Louis Wright * Dick Anderson * Cliff Harris * Ken Houston * Larry Wilson * Garo Yepremian * Jim Bakken * Ray Guy

Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

1970: Unitas * 1971: Hadl * 1972: Lanier * 1973: Dawson * 1974: Blanda * 1975: Anderson * 1976: Harris * 1977: Payton * 1978: Staubach * 1979: Greene * 1980: Carmichael * 1981: Swann * 1982: Theismann * 1983: Benirschke * 1984: Lyons * 1985: Stephenson * 1986: Williams * 1987: Duerson * 1988: Largent * 1989: Moon * 1990: Singletary * 1991: Muñoz * 1992: Elway * 1993: Thomas * 1994: Seau * 1995: Esiason * 1996: Green * 1997: Aikman * 1998: Marino * 1999: Carter * 2000: Flanigan & Brooks * 2001: Bettis * 2002: Vincent * 2003: Shields * 2004: Dunn * 2005: Manning * 2006: Brees & Tomlinson * 2007: Taylor * 2008: Warner * 2009: Waters

Walter Camp Man of the Year Award

1967 * Hamilton Fish 1968 * Ted Blair 1969 * Pete Rozelle 1970 * Harry Kipke 1971 * Doc Blanchard 1972 * Clinton Frank 1973 * Duffy Daugherty 1974 * Jake Gaither 1975 * Pete Dawkins 1976 * Edward Krause 1977 * Fred Dunlap 1978 * Floyd Little 1979 * Jack Kemp 1980 * Gale Sayers 1981 * Otto Graham 1982 * Merlin Olsen 1983 * Roger Staubach 1984 * Don Shula 1985 * Rocky Bleier 1986 * Willie Davis 1987 * Levi Jackson 1988 * Andy Robustelli 1989 * Paul Brown 1990 * Nick Buoniconti 1991 * Mel Blount 1992 * Bob Griese 1993 * Warren Moon 1994 * Dick Anderson 1995 * Reggie Williams 1996 * Lynn Swann 1997 * Calvin Hill 1998 * Lou Holtz 1999 * Gil Brandt 2000 * Howie Long 2001 * Mike Singletary 2002 * Jim Kelly 2003 * Ozzie Newsome 2004 * Anthony Munoz 2005 * Dwight Stephenson 2006 * Mike Utley 2007 * Dick Butkus 2008 * Morten Andersen 2009 * John Elway

Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2001

Nick Buoniconti * Marv Levy * Mike Munchak * Jackie Slater * Lynn Swann * Ron Yary * Jack Youngblood



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