Lynn Swann
Lynn Swann
Lynn Curtis Swannis the incoming athletic director at the University of Southern California and a former American football player, broadcaster, and politician who was the chairman of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition from 2002 to 2005. In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor. During his football career, he was a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth7 March 1952
CityAlcoa, TN
CountryUnited States of America
Bill's competition for this nomination has contributed a great deal to the debate about making the Commonwealth a better place for all Pennsylvanians.
This deal means that we get in the city of Pittsburgh a brand new arena, a $280 million facility that does not cost the taxpayer a single cent. This is the only plan that presents a tax-free, brand new structure for the city of Pittsburgh.
I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance, a sense of rhythm, and timing.
Players today are concerned about the money, but the large dollars only go to those players who are the best.
Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take your pulse.
Professional sports is a business.
And historically the owners have used loyalty to a team or a city to hold players as opposed to always paying their worth.
Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed.
Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.
Very often we see coaches who have not been successful being recycled, instead of looking to a new face or a new name who has demonstrated the ability to handle the job.
I was not a very good football player when I started out.
We talk about freedoms for African-Americans but unless you have more than one option politically, how free are you?
I enjoy playing the game. It's hard for me to just watch it, even while broadcasting.
What I like about this team is that they're playing up. They're not playing scared, like they're waiting for the other shoe to drop. When they were 15-1 (last season), I got the feeling that they were waiting for it to end. They didn't know how long they could maintain it.