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Ken Swilling

Ken Swilling

American football player (born 1970)

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    "Ken Swilling, DB at". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  2. [2]
    "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. [3]
    "Jerry Kenneth Swilling athletic career, photos, articles, and videos". Fanbase. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  4. [4]
    "Georgia Tech safety Ken Swilling's potential is no - 08.26.91 - SI Vault". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 1991-08-26. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  5. [5]
    "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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