Lynn Swann
| Lynn Swann | |||||||||
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| Chairperson of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition | |||||||||
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In office June 20, 2002 – July 30, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Lee Haney | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Burke | ||||||||
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March 7, 1952 Alcoa, Tennessee |
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| Political party | Republican | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Southern California | ||||||||
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Football career |
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| No. 88 | |||||||||
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | San Mateo (CA) Serra | ||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 336 |
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| Receiving yards: | 5,462 |
| Touchdowns: | 51 |
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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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