Ken Swilling
{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Ken Swilling
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| number = 1
| position = Defensive back
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|9|25}}
| birth_place = Toccoa, Georgia, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 245
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| college = Georgia Tech
| draftyear = 1992
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 184
| pastteams =
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992)*{{cite book |title=Cardinals, 1994 Media Guide |page=133 |url=https://ia803209.us.archive.org/2/items/cardinals-1994-media-guide-arizona-c/Cardinals%2C%201994%20Media%20Guide%20%28Arizona%29%20%28C%29.pdf}}
- Cleveland Browns (1992)
- New England Patriots (1993)*
- Arizona Cardinals (1994)*
| highlights =
- National champion (1990)
- Unanimous All-American (1990)
- Third-team All-American (1989)
- 2× First-team All-ACC (1989, 1990)
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Jerry Kenneth Swilling (born September 25, 1970) is an American former professional football player who played defensive back for one season with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/kenswilling/profile?id=SWI346212 |title=Ken Swilling, DB at |work=Nfl.com |date= |access-date=2012-10-15}} He played high school football at Stephens County and college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 1992 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fanbase.com/Jerry-Kenneth-Swilling |title=Jerry Kenneth Swilling athletic career, photos, articles, and videos |publisher=Fanbase |access-date=2012-10-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413151320/http://www.fanbase.com/Jerry-Kenneth-Swilling |archive-date=2012-04-13 }} 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."{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1140742/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103150524/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1140742/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |title=Georgia Tech safety Ken Swilling's potential is no - 08.26.91 - SI Vault |publisher=Sportsillustrated.cnn.com |date=1991-08-26 |access-date=2012-10-15}} Swilling is said to have called an undefeated season during before the 1990 schedule began after supposedly having a dream that it would happen.
=Records and accomplishments=
- 1990 National Championship Team
- 1990 AP All-American
- 1989 and 1990 All-ACC
- ACC 50th Anniversary Team{{cite web |url=http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072302aaa.html |title=Three Jackets Named to ACC 50th Anniversary Football Team - Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site |publisher=Ramblinwreck.cstv.com |date=2012-10-08 |access-date=2012-10-15 |archive-date=2011-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519181933/http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072302aaa.html |url-status=dead }}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football navbox}}
{{1990 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{Buccaneers1992DraftPicks}}
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Category:All-American college football players
Category:American football safeties
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players
Category:Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)