Bill Swain

{{Short description|American football player (born 1941)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=April 2015}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

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| name = Bill Swain

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| number = 52, 51

| current_team =

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|2|22|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Dickinson, North Dakota

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 230

| high_school = North Bend (OR)

| college = Oregon

| undraftedyear = 1963

| pastteams =

• Los Angeles Rams (1963)
• Minnesota Vikings (1964)
• New York Giants (1965–1967)
• Detroit Lions (1968–1969)

| status = Retired

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 2

| statlabel2 = Fumbles recovered

| statvalue2 = 3

| statlabel3 = Sacks

| statvalue3 = 3.0

| statlabel4 = Touchdowns

| statvalue4 = 1

| pfr = SwaiBi20

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William Steven Swain Sr (born February 22, 1941) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants and Detroit Lions between 1963 and 1969.