Ken Swilling
American football player (born 1970)
American football player
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| Position: | Defensive back |
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| Born: | (1970-09-25) September 25, 1970 (age 53) Toccoa, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) |
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| College: | Georgia Tech |
| NFL draft: | 1992 / Round: 7 / Pick: 184 |
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Jerry Kenneth Swilling (born September 25, 1970) is a former college and professional American football player who played defensive back for one season for the Cleveland Browns.[1] He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 1992 NFL Draft.[2] Ken played high school football at Stephens County and college football at Georgia Tech.
Georgia Tech
Swilling played Defensive Back for the Yellow Jackets from 1988 through 1991. He was an All-American and member of the 1990 National Championship team.[3] Ken had a nickname of "Captain America" while at Tech. "If you were to draw a picture of a football player in a uniform, you'd draw Ken Swilling," said Coach Bobby Ross in a Sports Illustrated interview; "He's the guy you want to get off the bus first when you go visiting."[4] Swilling is said to have called an undefeated season during before the 1990 schedule began after supposedly having a dream that it would happen.[4]
Records and accomplishments
- 1990 National Championship Team[3]
- 1990 AP All-American[3]
- 1989 and 1990 All-ACC[3]
- ACC 50th Anniversary Team[5]
References
- ^ "Ken Swilling, DB at". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ a b c d "Jerry Kenneth Swilling athletic career, photos, articles, and videos". Fanbase. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ a b "Georgia Tech safety Ken Swilling's potential is no - 08.26.91 - SI Vault". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 1991-08-26. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ "Three Jackets Named to ACC 50th Anniversary Football Team - Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site". Ramblinwreck.cstv.com. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
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1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football—UPI national champions
- William Bell
- Willie Clay
- Marco Coleman
- Shawn Jones
- Mike Mooney
- Coleman Rudolph
- Scott Sisson
- Ken Swilling
- Calvin Tiggle
- Head coach: Bobby Ross
- Assistant coaches: Brian Baker
- Chuck Bresnahan
- Ralph Friedgen
- Mark Hendrickson
- George O'Leary
- Chuck Priefer
- Joe Reich
- Chris Rorke
- Danny Smith
