Lynn Swann

Receptions:	336
Receiving yards:	5,462
Touchdowns:	51

Lynn Swann
	Swann in 2005
No. 88
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	March 7, 1952; Alcoa, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	Junípero Serra; (San Mateo, California)
College:	USC (1970–1973)
NFL draft:	1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21
Career history
As a player:
	Pittsburgh Steelers (1974–1982);
As an administrator:
	Pittsburgh Power (2011–2014); Co-owner; USC (2016–2019); Athletic director;
Career highlights and awards
	4× Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV); Super Bowl MVP (X); NFL Man of the Year (1981); First-team All-Pro (1978); 2× Second-team All-Pro (1975, 1977); 3× Pro Bowl (1975, 1977, 1978); NFL receiving touchdowns co-leader (1975); NFL 1970s All-Decade Team; PFWA All-Rookie Team (1974); Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team; Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor; Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame; National champion (1972); Consensus All-American (1973);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	336
Receiving yards:	5,462
Touchdowns:	51
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Lynn Curtis Swann (born March 7, 1952) is an American former football player, broadcaster, politician, and athletic director, best known for his association with the University of Southern California and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He served on the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition from 2002 to 2005. In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania.

Swann was born in Alcoa, Tennessee. He attended USC and played football as a wide receiver of the USC Trojans, where he was a consensus All-American. He is regarded as one of the most popular and one of the greatest wide receivers of his generation. He was selected 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. Swann was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993.

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