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Lynn Swan

Lynn Swann
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Chairperson of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
In office
June 20, 2002 – July 30, 2005
President George W. Bush
Preceded by Lee Haney
Succeeded by John Burke
Personal details
Born (1952-03-07) March 7, 1952 (age 65)
Alcoa, Tennessee
Political party Republican
Alma mater University of Southern California

Football career
No. 88
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: San Mateo (CA) Serra
College: USC
NFL Draft: 1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21
Career history
As administrator:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 336
Receiving yards: 5,462
Touchdowns: 51
Player stats at NFL.com
Receptions: 336
Receiving yards: 5,462
Touchdowns: 51
Player stats at NFL.com

Lynn Curtis Swann (born March 7, 1952) is the athletic director at the University of Southern California and a former American football player, broadcaster, and politician who was the chairman of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition from 2002 to 2005. In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor. During his football career, he was a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).

Swann played college football at USC, where he was a consensus All-American. 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. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001.

Swann was born 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' 10" in the long jump. At the 1970 CIF California State championship meet, Swann won the state title, defeating future Olympic gold medalist Randy Williams.


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