Lynn Swann had a bounty on him for much of the Steelers dynasty run in the 1970s. He tells the story of some of the most brutal hits he endured. #Undeniable #NFL #Steelers
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@johnvalencia74888 ай бұрын
They don't talk about him anymore, but Lynn Swann & John Stalworth were two of the greatest acrobatic catching receivers I ever witnessed in the NFL!!
@anthonytaylor79288 ай бұрын
What is up with this dumb logic? They don't talk about a player anymore . It doesn't make him underrated as some dummies may say or takes away from his greatness. Heck they don't talk about johnny Unitas and ton of any other players anymore either such dumb logic
@damonwimbley97988 ай бұрын
@anthonytaylor7928 don't waste your time on morons who think like him, the ones who brush great players aside because they no longer play..
@cumulus12348 ай бұрын
@j.p.3274 Woody Hayes should have developed a passing offense when Warfield played for him at OSU
@cumulus12348 ай бұрын
I know that the player Charlie Baumann that Woody hit on the sidelines later became friends with Woody and he actually invited him to his home in Columbus for dinner and had a nice visit@j.p.3274
@gregsanchez30687 ай бұрын
@@anthonytaylor7928thank you for saying that. I agree. Those are irrational homers that say things like that. 😂
@randyjohnson54268 ай бұрын
Lynn swann was such a fantastic wide receiver during a time when the NFL was just brutal.
@markbrian71798 ай бұрын
Lynn Swann made some of the most spectacular catches in NFL history!
@kingjahk18 ай бұрын
Lynn Swann was always the standard. There will be no duplicates. 👑💪🏾🏈
@johnmongani52238 ай бұрын
"Lynn Swann.....soft" George Atkinson. 6 months after that 1975 AFC title game in Pittsburgh when Swann was knocked out of the game by Atkinson, the Steelers and Raiders met in week 1 of the 1976 season in Oakland. Early in that game Steelers cornerback Mel Blount picked up Cliff Branch and slammed him down on his head. That hit was retaliation for the Atkinson hit on Swann 6 months earlier. Then later in that game in Oakland, the Raiders retaliated for the hit on Branch when Atkinson went after Swann again with the infamous forearm to the back of the head hit when the ball was nowhere near Swann. After the game Steeler coach Chuck Noll labeled the Raiders as a "criminal element" in the NFL. Atkinson sued Noll for slander but the case was dismissed by the courts.
@kevinmontgomery90228 ай бұрын
My most favorite receiver of all time!!!!!
@matthewmerritt79668 ай бұрын
Great stuff!!! As a kid, I was in awe of the 70's Steelers. Legends, superstars, role players, and of course, Hall of Famers. Swann was definitely my favorite WR at the time.
@fan1.0288 ай бұрын
Swann is still my all time favorite
@dougamundson68367 ай бұрын
He was your favorite because he was on the Champs. Compare him to lots others. He slides down real fast.
@fan1.0287 ай бұрын
I was a Steelers fan before they had won any championships and thru the 80's when they wasn't very good and he is still my favorite WR today.@@dougamundson6836
@wbmstr245 ай бұрын
@@dougamundson6836 they dont become 'champs' without him. todays receivers would nvr have lasted back then.
@dougamundson68365 ай бұрын
@@wbmstr24 What are you saying? That if Swann wasn't on the field, they would have played with 10 players? They would have had 11 (believe it or not). Swann was not that big a deal for them.
@johnnybarnes21208 ай бұрын
Swann was one of the best receivers ever.
@paulstanley45158 ай бұрын
Thank you Mr Swan for the memories and the opportunity as a Kid back in the day to call out your name when my brother and my friends would be out in our neighborhood and going out for the pass and yell out " And Swan is going for it " LOL oh what a time in a young kids mind to ever think we had or even possess your talent or Blessed Abilities to Perform some of the Most Outstanding Receptions in Professional Football- yet we did DREAM!!!. One of the Best : Mr Lynn Swan
@Save6578 ай бұрын
Lynn Swann, a class act and still the best wide receiver in Pittsburgh Steelers history. 🏈🏆
@chrisrobinson83398 ай бұрын
AB is the Steelers greatest wide receiver.
@UncleClaudeSportsandThangs3 ай бұрын
AB should have been, but his antics cost him of that title. 1) Swann 2) Stallworth 3) Ward 4) AB 5) Holmes
@chrisneyland-tf5tu8 ай бұрын
Me and my brother would try to emulate Lynn Swann's catches as kids. I always thought the catch he made on the sideline in Super Bowl 10 was more extraordinary than the catch he made at midfield. The Steel Curtain Defense was a sight to behold and a force to be reckoned with. Swann is arguably the greatest WR of all time.
@CCTH2221-lp2zj8 ай бұрын
His performance in Super Bowl 10 changed everything. People talk about the Jets winning in 3. But this was the most watched up to that point. I remember the next day Swann was on the cover of every NYC area newspaper including the Times and then the cover of Sports Illustrated.
@dougamundson68368 ай бұрын
Changed everything? What do you mean by 'Everything?' He made a great catch. ONE great catch. SO WHAT?
@demsareunamerican68008 ай бұрын
@dougamundson6836 LMFAO. 1 great catch? You obviously never seen Swan ever play. These 2 catches in SB 10 were many of his great catches in his career. You see 1 clip you believe you know everything about Swan.
@dougamundson68368 ай бұрын
Gee, Stupid F&&K, look at his whole career. He made some great catches, sure. LOOK at his Whole Career. I could name AT LEAST 50 receivers better. AT LEAST 50. Want to discuss that idea?@@demsareunamerican6800
@robertwalker29847 ай бұрын
Lynn u are a true Warrior Bro ❤
@GodmaDLyne7 ай бұрын
I love Lynn…he was one of my favorite players. 🏈
@redmustangredmustang8 ай бұрын
Those who doubted Swann, he got it done in the Super Bowl. The catches in Super Bowl 10 and the touchdown to put them 21-10 and then win 21-17. The touchdown in Super Bowl 13 another great catch. Then his touchdown in Super Bowl 14. He's got 4 rings just like with Stallworth. Guess who had to throw the ball to those two. Terry Bradshaw. I know he has the dumb good ole boy attitude, but Bradshaw got it done when it counted. Goofballs don't get to call their own plays. Bradshaw was able to do that.
@fan1.0288 ай бұрын
I don't know anybody who doubted Swann. The Steelers didn't win a championship till he got there. Then after he retired didn't win another championship for decades
@pdmc1968738 ай бұрын
Kudos to Joe Buck for giving some of the older greats a chance to share their stories and get the recognition they still deserve. I can see a twinkle in some of their eyes when they're on this show and it's just great to see.
@jonberry58168 ай бұрын
So many people on KZbin use the term "underrated." Lynn Swann and John Stallworth were NOT underrated! They're in the HOF for a reason. They were and are considered two of the best receivers of their time. If their stats don't approach those of later receivers, it's truly irrelevant. it was a different game and they were masters of their position.If you haven't watched NFL football evolve for five decades, you're likely not going to get it. but that doesn't negate the fact that it's true.
@Slimjim2608 ай бұрын
He was a special player for sure
@gianlucad80038 ай бұрын
My God, he's still crying. One nation, Raider Nation.
@Biggdoom3448 ай бұрын
You must like losing lol. Raiders have not Won a SB since 1983 lol.
@fredwright97557 ай бұрын
Crying nation😅😅😅
@dannysullivan89297 ай бұрын
JERRY RICE would NOT have withstood such brutality. That's why SWAN IS THE BEST EVER!!! END OF STORY!!!!
@gianlucad80037 ай бұрын
You're so delusional, you actually made up your own reality.@@dannysullivan8929
@gianlucad80037 ай бұрын
Swan was a softy. @@dannysullivan8929
@thebrucechannel80618 ай бұрын
I'm a lifelong Steelers fan from Pittsburgh, will always hate the Raiders for their criminal behavior on the football field.
@ear4funk8147 ай бұрын
A great video would be a compilation illustrating what was legal hits with the old NFL rules.
@alexh44366 ай бұрын
I feel for Mark Washington. He really covered Swann about as well as could be covered in SB 10 but got forever immortalized as the guy that got beat, again and again and again.
@rustypugh1238 ай бұрын
I get sick of hearing people talk about what a “tough guy” Atkinson was. Blindsiding a receiver or clotheslining him when he’s not looking or 5 yards out of bounds isn’t tough. It’s cheap shots. I admit Tatum was tough, but so were 100s of others.
@travismcdonald65768 ай бұрын
Pittsburgh had dirty players too. It was a violent era of football.
@Bambino_607 ай бұрын
Agreed
@johnclark65777 ай бұрын
The Raiders always had that reputation. Intimidating. Dirty. Always the most penalized.
@vernonleewarren2807 ай бұрын
I agreed with you
@prestonodom7137 ай бұрын
That was some intense football. Back in the day. You had some straight up brutes in the 1970s.
@johnclark65777 ай бұрын
That was the game back then. The old players criticize today’s game and say they miss the way it used to be.
@johnnybarnes21207 ай бұрын
Lynn Swann is still a class act
@JeffreyLang-j5i8 ай бұрын
This is what GREATNESS looks like!!!!!!!!!!!
@ScottysBackYardBBQ8 ай бұрын
he got a taste of Raider love. .
@trueempire89488 ай бұрын
No thats called a cheap shot only cowards do that.
@denisceballos97458 ай бұрын
Raiders tried, but couldn’t stop this man.
@blite138 ай бұрын
@@trueempire8948 what do you call it when Mel Blount would pick up a WR off his feet and slam his head into the artificial turf?
@joshpitts72568 ай бұрын
@@blite13Payback Possibly 🤷🏻♂️
@osaji9228 ай бұрын
@@trueempire8948 The cheap shots were not reserved to only the Raiders. That's how the game was played by all the elite teams of the 70s, including the Steelers.
@paulheads81017 ай бұрын
That was a great Era for the Steelers and Chuck Noll understood the games.
@rickykenny42577 ай бұрын
Lynn Swann and John Stallworth are the greatest receivers combo ever! They are both in The Football Hall of Fame! 🏈🤴🏿🏈🤴🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
@johnnybarnes21208 ай бұрын
His super bowl catch against Dallas at midfield was the best catch EVER
@mcdonoghrahloh4597 ай бұрын
Check out Stallworths catch against Kansas City in 87 from David Woodley
@NotWorthIt98 ай бұрын
Swaaaannneeee how we love ya!
@johnnybarnes21208 ай бұрын
Love you Lynn Swann
@7THOU7 ай бұрын
When I was a kid playing sandlot FB I was Mr Lynn Swann.seen him at my job Westin Hotel.he's jogging on treadmill @ reading same time well after retirement.i was at awwwww.met Michael.Jordan and I'm talking smack .never forget that
@hadibae7 ай бұрын
Lynn Swann was just an incredible wife receiver. Mark Washington couldn't have done a better job covering him that game.
@johnmoyer55158 ай бұрын
He was very good, smooth
@keavo53687 ай бұрын
My favorite wr of all time.
@pierretampa8 ай бұрын
Even though I was a Cleveland Browns fan, The Steelers were the best in the 70:s.
@BubBub-yc8qm8 ай бұрын
These guys who played before the millennium were true field warriors, it's incredible more players weren't actually paralyzed during games back then; albeit Daryl Stingley and a few others? I loved watching football with my dad on Monday nights and Lynn Swann/John Stalworth were two of my favorites with the rest of the Steelers! Kudos and hand claps for all of these Alpha Males 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@vanceharkema51317 ай бұрын
He played when you could check the receiver all over the field not just first 5 yards. Also closelining guys around neck and head was legal. More concussions back then and no one cared.
@jdg622698 ай бұрын
He had to endure clothes lines, hooks, and everything else that receivers don't get today.
@1968-b3n7 ай бұрын
the Oakland Raiders vs the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970's was the Most intense Rivalry Ever in the History of Team Sports it was the Vietnam WAR of Football
@ckobo848 ай бұрын
Swann made the hits seem much worse because he rag dolled like an accordion. Dude was all flexibility and no strength, kind of like Earnest Givens.
@toddm95018 ай бұрын
My beloved Raiders. Funny how he talks about G Atkinson. But never mentions Blount on his own team. Blount must have been a choir boy. I guess I missed that.
@TheArtOfDean8 ай бұрын
I once read about Blount picking up a receiver and dropping him on his head.
@jetsstabler8 ай бұрын
It’s on film. It was Cliff Branch
@redmustangredmustang8 ай бұрын
@@TheArtOfDean he did that to the Raiders Cliff Branch. No penalty or anything back then.
@redhillscontractingllc12118 ай бұрын
Lynn Swann is soft!
@johnperrott64508 ай бұрын
The hit on Branch was pay back for what happened to Swann
@jameshoran87 ай бұрын
Lynn is a member of Augusta National. He would have made a great governor for the state of Pennsylvania but lost to Fast Edddie Rendell
@dek7798 ай бұрын
The way NFL football is meant to be played.
@wbmstr245 ай бұрын
it was a tougher manlier game back then, today's diva receivers and tammy brady types would nvr had made it.....
@mcarlkv538 ай бұрын
1975 steelers greatest of all time.....NFL played between 1972-1977 was the last great era of NFL
@jayhall21928 ай бұрын
Lynn Swann has always been cool an,known as a great player much HallofFamer!
@ReadEphesians6128 ай бұрын
The catch where he tipped the ball to himself was on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine.
@TheGeneralBraddock8 ай бұрын
If those old raiders could not beat you ; they would try to injure you !
@trevor84938 ай бұрын
It's true
@paulmicheldenverco126 күн бұрын
The thing was a ball can go flying by the WR and then it's hunting season for DB's. Why were QB's and kickers protected, but not WR's?
@CDot-fy5mt8 ай бұрын
Players today would not survive in the league back then.
@shermanmiller32038 ай бұрын
Jack Tatum and George Atkinson wasn’t 💩two of the dirtiest players ever
@micjam19868 ай бұрын
But back then the raiders defense had a point system.. more points for more injury given to opposing team players.. bunch of thugs
@paulmicheldenverco126 күн бұрын
Why the SH did they not show the clips?
@raiderone62057 ай бұрын
Both teams took shots at each other , this wasn't a one sided deal like these Steelers players want to sell you
@zuozhen47588 ай бұрын
Artificial turf in those days in the cold weather was brutal!
@brooksfleming76438 ай бұрын
I remember when they would crack u so hard youd lose ur soul as well as ur wind.
@lewiserwin26867 ай бұрын
Who can’t appreciate Jack Tatum ?
@dcrutch4348 ай бұрын
At first glance the hit didn't look vicious..but I see that his head was slammed into the ground..😮😮
@user-od9rl5zw1w8 ай бұрын
Super STEELERS beat them all cowboys twice in superbowl and in the regular season in seventies vikings raiders oilers rams Bengals dolphins bills colts Great teams and many more But my STEELERS THE Greatest of them All let's GO
@micjam19868 ай бұрын
Jack tatum is the one who paralyzed/killed Daryl Stingley
@johnmongani52238 ай бұрын
yes that's true but what happened to Stinlgey could have happened to anybody playing the game at that time. Tatum got diabetes later in his life and had a leg amputated so what goes around comes around....
@pjpj26398 ай бұрын
He was great as was Jim smith and stallworth.
@davidgillock64258 ай бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@BurninSpear7698 ай бұрын
Like my man said Lynn Swann soft...
@roberttrujillo61398 ай бұрын
Hands down the true GOAT! Crybaby, over protected, coddled recievers couldnt do what he did. Those players deserve the money thats paid today. They are what made the NFL
@Tatumthirty27 ай бұрын
Jack Tatum # 1
@dougamundson68368 ай бұрын
He took brutal hits? Geez, he must be the ONLY wide receiver ever to do that.
@leannlanky96968 ай бұрын
Those secondary's put people in the hospital not just the blue tents back in the day. Legit violent. White receivers in particular would get destroyed. You literally felt nervous when you say one walk out on the field.
@patriciajones42068 ай бұрын
He was trying to explain to people are too young to know how football was different when he played. Those hits were perfectly legal in those days.
@dougamundson68367 ай бұрын
And guys from the 60's suffered those hits, too. What is your point? @@patriciajones4206
@eugeneninnie37542 күн бұрын
While Swann was a good athlete he did not have the disposition to play professional football. Once the oppositon sensed that you were soft that was it..... you had a bulleye on your back whether you had the ball or not. George Atkinson, Jack Tatum said it right...Swann is SOFT.....Football is vicious, cruel and violent..ESPECIALLY at the pro level.....The Raiders played the game the way it was supposed to be played. The Raiders went after Swann and Russ Francis in addition to other players who exhibited ANY sign of weakness on the field...It is called intimidation.......Todays NFL with all the new rules oversized helmets, etc cannot hold a candel to the viciousness of the 1970's
@Hittdogg177 ай бұрын
MJG carried him off the field
@krogersucks458 ай бұрын
All these years later Swan still crying about the Raiders
@markbrooker37297 ай бұрын
George Atkinson was a head hunting cheap shot artist. Never respected his game
@blite138 ай бұрын
Stop whining.......there is plenty of film evidence of Steeler players doing the same thing to other teams players. Mel Blount picked up Cliff Branch, more than once, and slammed him on his head.....it went both ways, Lynn.
@johnmongani52238 ай бұрын
That head slam on Branch was 6 months after the 1975 AFC title game where Swann got the concussion and was retaliation for that hit. Then later in that game Atkinson retaliated for the hit on Branch with the infamous forearm to the head of Swann when the ball was nowhere near him. After that game in Oakland to start the 1976 season Steeler coach Chuck Noll labeled the Raiders as a "criminal element" in the NFL. Atkinson sued Noll for slander but the courts dismissed the case.
@scottywiseman3978 ай бұрын
No gloves!
@Low_RentАй бұрын
Lynn Swan….soft. He’s just soft. He’s a crybaby from jump street.
@MegaJusWright8 ай бұрын
Swan sounds soft.
@herbieholland58008 ай бұрын
LYNN SWANN SOFT AZZ PLAYER WHY HE'S IN THE HOF I DON'T KNOW
@Biggdoom3448 ай бұрын
Because he is still to this day once of the greatest post season WRs ever. Swann caught a TD in 73% of his postseason games. Compare that with Cliff Branch at 21% or Drew Pearson at 29%. That’s why.
@jetsstabler8 ай бұрын
Only reason he is in the HOF is because of those two catches in Super Bowl X .
@andrewwells68448 ай бұрын
I guess you didn’t watch super bowl 13 &14 and the many playoff games he was in
@KeithJouganatosTV8 ай бұрын
Yeah keep telling yourself that
@javiermori17108 ай бұрын
Im a steeler fan and totally agree. Hes in for his playoff and SB performances. He had very avg and rather short 9 year career. His numbers are no where near some of the greats. But he made huge catches and TDs on the biggest stage in SB.
@TL23548 ай бұрын
Only reason you're here is because of two idiots not using a wire hanger
@Save6578 ай бұрын
@@javiermori1710When it counted most, he helped bring 4-of these back home. 🏆🏆🏆🏆
@tonypallotto41908 ай бұрын
NOW THATS A WR AMAZING TONY FROM WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS HE SIGNED. MY BALL 2019 STEELERS RAMS HE DOESN'T FORGET