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Ken Swilling Date of birth: September 25, 1970 Place of birth: Toccoa, Georgia, U.S. Career information Position(s): Defensive Back College: Georgia Tech NFL Draft: 1992 / Round: 7 Organizations As player: 1992 Cleveland Browns Jerry Kenneth "Ken" Swilling (born September 9, 1970 in Toccoa, Georgia, U.S.) is a former college and professional American football player who played Defensive Back for one season for the Cleveland Browns. [1] 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.[2] 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."[3] 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/Accomplishments
- 1990 National Championship Team[5]
- 1990 AP All-American[6]
- 1989 and 1990 All-ACC[7]
- ACC 50th Anniversary Team[8]
References
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/players/kenswilling/profile?id=SWI346212
- ^ http://www.fanbase.com/Jerry-Kenneth-Swilling
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1140742/index.htm
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1140742/index.htm
- ^ http://www.fanbase.com/Jerry-Kenneth-Swilling
- ^ http://www.fanbase.com/Jerry-Kenneth-Swilling
- ^ http://www.fanbase.com/Jerry-Kenneth-Swilling
- ^ http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072302aaa.html
1990 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense QB Ty Detmer | RB Eric Bieniemy | RB Darren Lewis | WR Raghib Ismail | WR Herman Moore | TE Chris Smith
OT Antone Davis | OT Stacy Long | OG Joe Garten | OG Ed King | C John FlanneryDefense DL Moe Gardner | DL Chris Zorich | DL Russell Maryland | DL David Rocker
LB Michael Stonebreaker | LB Alfred Williams | LB Maurice Crum
DB Ken Swilling | DB Tripp Welborne | DB Darryll Lewis | DB Todd LyghtSpecial teams P Brian Greenfield | PK Philip DoyleCategories:- Living people
- 1970 births
- People from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American football safeties
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players
- Cleveland Browns players
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