Shane Swanson
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Tracy, California, U.S. | October 4, 1962||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Hershey (NE) | ||||||
College: | Nebraska | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1985 / round: 12 / pick: 315 | ||||||
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Shane Dru Swanson (born October 4, 1962) is a former gridiron football player who played briefly for the Denver Broncos in 1987. He played three seasons of college football at Nebraska as a return specialist, running back, and wide receiver. Though used sparingly at all three positions, he is remembered for a go-ahead 49 yard punt return touchdown in the fourth quarter to help #8 Nebraska defeat #9 Oklahoma State on Oct 6, 1984.[1] Swanson was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 12th round of the 1985 NFL draft,[2] but didn't appear in an NFL game until 1987; his entire career consisted of replacing an injured Ken Bell in games 3, 4, and 5 of the Broncos 1987 season. In the last of these games, he had 6 receptions for 87 yards (including a go-ahead 35-yard touchdown), 6 punt returns for 112 yards, and 3 kickoff returns for 91 yards.[3] As of 2017[update], 290 all-purpose yards remains a Broncos rookie record.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ See video from Cornhusker Historic Media.
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs - October 18th, 1987". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Saccomano, Jim (2013). Denver Broncos New & Updated Edition: The Complete Illustrated History. MVP Books. p. 195. ISBN 9780760345337.