- Jim Schwantz
NFL player
|DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1970|1|23
Birthplace=Arlington Heights, Illinois
College=Purdue
Position=Linebacker
DraftedYear=
DraftedRound=
ProBowls=1996
years=1992-1993,1998
1994-1996
1997
teams=Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys San Francisco 49ers
PFR=SchwJi00
DatabaseFootball=SCHWAJIM01James William Schwantz (born
January 23 ,1970 inArlington Heights, Illinois ) was anAmerican football linebacker in theNational Football League for theChicago Bears ,Dallas Cowboys , and theSan Francisco 49ers . He went to thePro Bowl after the 1996 season as a special teams player. Schwantz playedcollege football atPurdue University . He is a notable graduate of William Fremd High School in Palatine. Schwantz is also a contributor to the WBBM 780AM Chicago Bears Broadcast Team along with Ron Gleason,Jay Hilgenberg , Jeff Joniak &Tom Thayer .Palatine Mayoral candidate
On 25 February 2008, Schwantz declared his intention to run for mayor of the city of Palatine,
Illinois in the 2009 election. Schwantz will be running against longtime mayor Rita Mullins, a Republican.
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