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Lynn Swann

Lynn Curtis Swann

Position: WR
Height: 5-11    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: March 7, 1952 in Alcoa, TN
College: USC

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2001

3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (21st overall) of the 1974 Draft

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1974 22 PIT RET 11 2 11 208 18.9 2 54 1.0 18.9 1 14 0 14 14.0 1.3 0.1 222 2 5
1975* 23 PIT WR 14 12 49 781 15.9 11 43 3.5 55.8 3 13 0 11 4.3 0.9 0.2 794 11 4
1976 24 PIT WR 12 10 28 516 18.4 3 47 2.3 43.0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.2 0.1 518 3 0
1977* 25 PIT WR 14 14 50 789 15.8 7 46 3.6 56.4 2 6 0 14 3.0 0.4 0.1 795 7 1
1978*+ 26 PIT WR 16 16 61 880 14.4 11 62 3.8 55.0 1 7 0 7 7.0 0.4 0.1 887 11 0
1979 27 PIT WR 13 11 41 808 19.7 5 65 3.2 62.2 1 9 1 9 9.0 0.7 0.1 817 6 0
1980 28 PIT WR 13 11 44 710 16.1 7 68 3.4 54.6 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0 -0.3 0.1 706 7 0
1981 29 PIT WR 13 12 34 505 14.9 5 44 2.6 38.8 505 5 1
1982 30 PIT WR 9 8 18 265 14.7 0 60 2.0 29.4 1 25 0 25 25.0 2.8 0.1 290 0 0
Career 115 96 336 5462 16.3 51 68 2.9 47.5 11 72 1 25 6.5 0.6 0.1 5534 52 11

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1974 22 PIT RET 11 2 41 577 1 69 14.1 2 11 0 11 5.5 810
1975* 23 PIT WR 14 12 7 64 0 21 9.1 858
1976 24 PIT WR 12 10 3 11 0 7 3.7 529
1977* 25 PIT WR 14 14 9 88 0 31 9.8 883
1979 27 PIT WR 13 11 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 816
1982 30 PIT WR 9 8 1 0 0 0 0.0 290
Career 115 96 61 739 1 69 12.1 3 11 0 11 3.7 6284

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1974 22 PIT RET 11 2 5 2 0 0
1975* 23 PIT WR 14 12 4 1 0 0
1977* 25 PIT WR 14 14 1 0 0 0
1980 28 PIT WR 13 11 0 1 0 0
1981 29 PIT WR 13 12 1 1 0 0
1982 30 PIT WR 9 8 0 1 0 0
Career 115 96 11 6 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1974 22 PIT RET 11 2 2 1 18
1975* 23 PIT WR 14 12 11 66
1976 24 PIT WR 12 10 3 18
1977* 25 PIT WR 14 14 7 42
1978*+ 26 PIT WR 16 16 11 66
1979 27 PIT WR 13 11 1 5 36
1980 28 PIT WR 13 11 7 42
1981 29 PIT WR 13 12 5 30
Career 115 96 1 51 1 318

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1975
1977
1978

1st-team All-Pro

1978

Receptions

1977 NFL 50 (7)
1978 NFL 61 (7)

Receiving Yds

1975 NFL 781 (8)
1977 NFL 789 (4)
1978 NFL 880 (7)
Career 5462 (177)

Receiving TD

1975 NFL 11 (1)
1977 NFL 7 (6)
1978 NFL 11 (2)
Career 51 (83)

Yds/Reception

1979 NFL 19.7 (4)
Career 16.3 (127)

Receiving Yds/Game

1975 NFL 55.8 (8)
1977 NFL 56.4 (4)
1978 NFL 55.0 (8)
Career 47.5 (156)

Touchdowns

1975 NFL 11 (8)
1978 NFL 11 (5)
Career 53 (167)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1975 NFL 11 (7)
1978 NFL 11 (5)
Career 52 (166)

Non-Offensive TDs

1974 NFL 1 (9)

Yds/Touch

Career 15.3 (67)

Punt Returns

1974 NFL 41 (2)

Punt Return Yds

1974 NFL 577 (1-- 28)
Career 739 (197)

Punt Return TD

1974 NFL 1 (2)
Career 1 (137)

Long Punt Return

1974 NFL 69 (8)

Yds/Punt Return

1974 NFL 14.1 (5-- 80)

Playoff Games

Career 16 (152)

Playoff Games Started

Career 13 (145)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1975 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1975 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1975 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1974 22 11 WR 34 60
1975 23 14 WR 145 84 3 16
1976 24 12 WR 70 34
1977 25 14 WR 122 60 6 19
1978 26 16 WR 155 94 5 12
1979 27 13 WR 118 24 23 59
1980 28 13 WR 113 16 25 63
1981 29 13 WR 81 41
1982 30 9 WR 29 60
867 278