Larry Swider

{{Short description|American football player (1955–2021)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Larry Swider

|number=12, 10, 9

|position=Punter

|birth_date={{Birth date|1955|2|1|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Limestone, Maine, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2021|8|7|1955|2|1}}

|death_place=Fayetteville, Texas, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|weight_lb=195

|height_in=2

|college=Pittsburgh

|draftyear=1977

|draftround=7

|draftpick=185

|pastteams=* Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1979}})

• St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1980}})
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1981|1982}})
• Pittsburgh Maulers ({{USFL Year|1984}})
• Jacksonville Bulls ({{USFL Year|1985}})

|highlights=* National champion (1976)

|statlabel1=Punts

|statvalue1=284

|statlabel2=Punt yards

|statvalue2=11,730

|statlabel3=Longest punt

|statvalue3=72

|pfr=SwidLa20

}}

Lawrence John Swider (February 1, 1955 – August 7, 2021) was an American football punter. He attended DuBois Area High School in DuBois, Pennsylvania, where he was a standout athlete. He played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1979 to 1982. He then played in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Pittsburgh Maulers and the Jacksonville Bulls.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SwidLa20.htm|url-status=live|title=Larry Swider at Pro Football Reference|website=www.pro-football-reference.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209204243/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SwidLa20.htm|archive-date=February 9, 2021}}

Swider died on August 7, 2021, in Fayetteville, Texas, at age 66.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecourierexpress.com/tri_county_sunday/sports/swider-left-lasting-legacy-at-dubois-and-beyond/article_96788255-a6f6-5026-99c7-e5ec0319a8e4.html |title=Swider left lasting legacy at DuBois and beyond |publisher=Thecourierexpress.com |date=2021-08-14 |accessdate=2021-08-20}}