Pat Swilling
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| Position: | Toccoa (GA) Stephens County | ||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1986 / Round: 3 / Pick: 60 | ||||
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Patrick Travis Swilling (born October 25, 1964) is an American former professional
College career
Swilling played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He set the NCAA record for sacks in a game, with seven against North Carolina State and the Georgia Tech mark for sacks in a season (15). Voted first-team All-America in 1985, Swilling left Georgia Tech as the all-time sack leader and now ranks 5th.[1]
Professional career
The
Swilling was traded to the Detroit Lions in 1993 for draft picks. In order to sign him, Detroit had to "unretire" the legendary Joe Schmidt’s number 56. In his first year with Detroit he made it to his fifth and final Pro Bowl. The Detroit Lions qualified for the playoffs in both of Swilling's seasons with the team, being eliminated each time, in the first round, by the Green Bay Packers. He finished his career with 107.5 sacks.[4]
Swilling lost all six playoff games he played in; no other player in NFL history has more losses, in the postseason, without a win.[5]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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NFL Defensive Player of the Year
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| Led the league | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 1986 | NO | 16 | 0 | 26 | – | – | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NO | 12 | 12 | 49 | – | – | 10.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1988 | NO | 15 | 14 | 51 | – | – | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | NO | 16 | 15 | 56 | – | – | 16.5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990 | NO | 16 | 16 | 63 | – | – | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | NO | 16 | 16 | 60 | – | – | 17.0 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 1992 | NO | 16 | 16 | 49 | – | – | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1993 | DET | 14 | 14 | 29 | – | – | 6.5 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1994 | DET | 16 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | OAK | 16 | 16 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | OAK | 16 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1998 | OAK | 16 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 185 | 142 | 490 | 85 | 22 | 107.5 | 6 | 79 | 1 | 36 | 11 | |
Personal life
Swilling was a professional football player from 1986 to 1998. In 2001, he won a
On April 30, 2009, Swilling was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. He is currently a real estate developer in New Orleans. His son, Pat Swilling, Jr. signed to play basketball at the University of Tulsa on May 24, 2012.[8] Two of his sons, Bruce Jordan-Swilling and Tre Swilling, play on the Georgia Tech football team. As of the 2020–2021 season, Bruce is a senior linebacker and Tre is a redshirt junior defensive back.[9][10]
Swilling's son, Tre Swilling currently plays for the Baltimore Ravens.[11]
References
- ^ "Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
- ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- NFL.com. Archived from the originalon May 8, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 5, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Schefter's 10 Spot: Packers, Bears are good -- and lucky". ESPN.com. January 21, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Louisiana: Swilling, Patrick", Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004, 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2003), p. 796
- Louisiana Secretary of State. November 15, 2003. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Tulsa's Manning Signs JUCO Star Pat Swilling, Jr. - Tulsa Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "Tre Swilling". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. June 19, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Bruce Jordan-Swilling". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. June 19, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ Geitheim, Eva (September 16, 2023). "Pat Swilling's son set for NFL debut with 49ers after wild journey". Clutch Points. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
