Lynn Swann

• Lynn Swann is known as one of the greatest and most famous wide-receivers in Pittsburgh Steelers and NFL history. He contributed to the Steeler winning 4 Super Bowls. He was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1970s, as well as the Super Bowl Silver Anniversary Team.

Lynn Swann is known for the grace of his catches as well as the quantity. He studied dance in High School where he was an honor student. At USC he was an All American in 1973. The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him in 1974. The Steelers won 4 Super Bowls while Swann played.

Swann retired in 1982, and now owns a consulting business in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is involved in Pennsylvania politics. He had an unsuccessful run for Governor of Pennsylvania on the the Republican ticked in 2006, losing with 40% of the vote.

1. Nickname: "Swanny"
2. Steelers fans wore hats with designs of a swan in his honor
3. High school honor student
4. State of California champion in the long jump
5. Studied dance from age four through high school
6. Holds a degree in Public Relations from USC School of Journalism
7. Played in two Rose Bowls during college
8. Ex-wife Bernadette Robi married Sugar Ray Leonard
9. Has two sons

• March 7, 1952: Born

• 1971-1973: Wide Receiver, University of Southern California

• 1973: named All-America wide receiver, won the Pop Warner Award -best senior player on the Pacific Coast

• 1974: First round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers

• 1975: Super Bowl IX, All-Pro

• 1976: Super Bowl X - voted MVP, Pro Bowl

• 1977: All-Pro

• 1978: Pro Bowl, All-Pro

• 1979: Super Bowl XIII, Pro Bowl

• 1980: Super Bowl XIV

• 1981: NFL "Man of the Year"

• 1982: Retired from the Pittsburgh Steelers

• 2003: Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

• 2001: Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

• 2002: Chair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

• 2006: Republican Gubernatorial Nominee for the State of Pennsylvania

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