Lynn Swann
Lynn Curtis Swann
Born: March 7, 1952
Alcoa, TN USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
College: USC
High School: Junipero Serra (San Mateo, CA)
Career: 1974-1982
Drafted: 1974 in Round 1, #21 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001
Lynn Swann played from 1974 to 1982 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Swann caught 336 passes for 5,462 yards and 51 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 25 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 208 | 18.9 | 54 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 49 | 781 | 15.9 | 43 | 11 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 28 | 516 | 18.4 | 47 | 3 |
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 50 | 789 | 15.8 | 46 | 7 |
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 61 | 880 | 14.4 | 62 | 11 |
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 41 | 808 | 19.7 | 65 | 5 |
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 44 | 710 | 16.1 | 68 | 7 |
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 | 505 | 14.9 | 44 | 5 |
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 | 265 | 14.7 | 60 | 0 |
| Totals | 336 | 5462 | 16.3 | 68 | 51 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 41 | 577 | 14.1 | 69 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 21 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 88 | 9.8 | 31 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 61 | 739 | 12.1 | 69 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 12 |
| 1976 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 10 |
| 1977 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 11 |
| 1980 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 11 |
| 1981 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 12 |
| 1982 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 8 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1970s Team
1975 - Super Bowl MVP
1981 - Walter Payton Man of the Year
Honors
1975 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
