Lynn Swann BiographyIn Lynn Swann's family he was the youngest child of three boys. In Swann's household his mother wanted a girl, so to console herself, Mrs. Swann enrolled Lynn into ballet classes when he was only 8 yrs old. Swann picked up on ballet just as easily as he picked up on football. In fact, he found many similarities between the two pursuits. That was the magic of Lynn Swann. To him, ballet and football were very similar. Leaping to make a catch or dodging a defensive back required the same strenth, agility and body control that is also necessary for ballet.
A gifted athlete, Swann stood out in Pop Warner football. He went to Serra High School and starred as quarterback and in track and field. Whether he was running an offense or the 100 yard hurdles Swann showed an instinctive sense of timing and gracefulness.
Swann accepted a scholarship to play at USC and switched to wide receiver, the position that would earn hm a reputation as "the Baryshnikov" of football. After an All American career in college, in which he caught 95 passes for 1,562 yards, Lynn Swann was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1974.
Following an excellent rookie season, he finished his second year tied for the AFC lead in receiving touchdowns and, in Super Bowl X against the Dallas Cowboys maade four amazing catches to help the Pittsburgh Steelers win their second straight Super Bowl Championship. On one eye popping grap, quarterback Terry Bradshaw threw a pass from the Cowboys 48 yard line that seemed destined to sail out of bounds. Miraculously the high flying Swann leapt above Dallas Cowboys defender Mark Washington, and gracefully plucked the ball out of the air and somehow contorted his body to come down in Bounds. The 32 yard gain set up a Pittsburgh Steelers score and prompted everyone watching to question whether he could be covered by just one defender. The answer was no. Swann danced alone.
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