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
I think this is an opportunity for me to use my talents to help the people of Pennsylvania. I think we can be much better than we have been in recent years. I believe Pennsylvania needs leadership from outside the box.
Now, I'm not here because I was that good. I'm here because of the people around me made me that good.
I think the people of Pennsylvania would rather have a governor who is committed to being there.
I'm not doing this because I want to be famous and not because I want any power. In this country, the power is always with the people; the people we govern on borrowed time. I want to serve. My parents taught me to give back to the community.
Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.
This being Black History Month, I would like to ask people to celebrate the similarities and not focus on the differences between people of color and not of color.
I spent 29 years at ABC Sports. Ed Rendell has spent the last three years as governor, and he wants to be a broadcaster. Let's give Ed Rendell what he wants.
We do not want to lose the Penguins. Mario Lemieux has worked hard to keep the team in Pittsburgh, and we want to try do what it necessary to make sure that happens.
Bill's competition for this nomination has contributed a great deal to the debate about making the Commonwealth a better place for all Pennsylvanians.
It doesn't matter what he says tomorrow. If there's a better plan, great - that's a better plan. Odds are that will require taxpayer dollars.
I would have to give it more consideration.
I'd like to take a look at the process and see how it goes, ... It is not my inclination to do anything that would be divisive to the party.
Minorities give their vote to the Democratic Party, and the Democratic Party has given them lip service in terms of being involved in the party and in being major players.
When you play for this organization, it's in your blood. The fans bleed black and gold and so do the players who have worn that uniform.