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]
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The New Orleans Saints drafted Swilling in the third round of the 1986 NFL Draft.[2] The Saints fielded fierce defenses in 1991 and 1992, led by the best linebacker unit in the history of the league.[3] In 1991, he had 17 sacks and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year. In 1992, linebackers Rickey Jackson, Vaughan Johnson, Sam Mills, and Swilling, also known as the Dome Patrol, all played in the Pro Bowl, and the Saints led the league in quarterback sacks. Despite its tenacious defense, the team lost in the first round each time it made the playoffs during this time.
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]
Swilling was a professional football player from 1986 to 1998. In 2001, he won a special election as a Democrat to the Louisiana House for District 100 in New Orleans. He served for three years with assignments on the House Education, Retirement, and Transportation committees.[6] He lost his bid for a full term as representative in the 2003 runoff election to his fellow Democrat Austin Badon, who polled 6,688 votes (53.3 percent) to Swilling's 5,851 (46.7 percent).[7]
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]
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^"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
^. 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.
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Patrick Travis Swilling born October 25 1964 is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League NFL He played for the New Orleans Saints Detroit Lions and the Oakland Raiders He had five Pro Bowl appearances in his NFL career and was the Associated Press AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1991 He served from 2001 to 2004 as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Pat SwillingNo 56Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1964 10 25 October 25 1964 age 59 Toccoa Georgia U S Height 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 245 lb 111 kg Career informationHigh school Toccoa GA Stephens CountyCollege Georgia TechNFL draft 1986 Round 3 Pick 60Career historyNew Orleans Saints 1986 1992 Detroit Lions 1993 1994 Oakland Raiders 1995 1996 1998 Career highlights and awardsNFL Defensive Player of the Year 1991 2 First team All Pro 1991 1992 2 Second team All Pro 1989 1990 5 Pro Bowl 1989 1993 NFL sacks leader 1991 New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame First team All American 1985 Career NFL statisticsTackles 490Sacks 107 5Interceptions 6Player stats at NFL com PFRCollege Football Hall of Fame Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 3 NFL career statistics 3 1 Regular season 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksCollege career editSwilling 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 editThe New Orleans Saints drafted Swilling in the third round of the 1986 NFL Draft 2 The Saints fielded fierce defenses in 1991 and 1992 led by the best linebacker unit in the history of the league 3 In 1991 he had 17 sacks and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year In 1992 linebackers Rickey Jackson Vaughan Johnson Sam Mills and Swilling also known as the Dome Patrol all played in the Pro Bowl and the Saints led the league in quarterback sacks Despite its tenacious defense the team lost in the first round each time it made the playoffs during this time 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 editLegend NFL Defensive Player of the Year Led the league NFL record Bold Career high Regular season edit 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 11Personal life editSwilling was a professional football player from 1986 to 1998 In 2001 he won a special election as a Democrat to the Louisiana House for District 100 in New Orleans He served for three years with assignments on the House Education Retirement and Transportation committees 6 He lost his bid for a full term as representative in the 2003 runoff election to his fellow Democrat Austin Badon who polled 6 688 votes 53 3 percent to Swilling s 5 851 46 7 percent 7 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 edit 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 Top Ten Linebackers NFL com Archived from the original on May 8 2014 Retrieved December 10 2021 Archived copy Archived from the original on February 5 2007 Retrieved January 23 2007 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a 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 Election Results 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 External links editCareer Statistics Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Georgia U S state nbsp United States nbsp American football nbsp Politics Political offices Preceded byCynthia Willard Lewis Louisiana State Representative for District 100 Orleans Parish Patrick Travis Pat Swilling 2001 2004 Succeeded byAustin Badon Retrieved from https 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