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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1953-07-01)July 1, 1953 (age 72) Stockton, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Tracy(Tracy, California) | ||||||||||
| College | California | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1975: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Robert Charles Swenson (born July 1, 1953) is an American former professionalfootball player who was alinebacker for theDenver Broncos of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theCalifornia Golden Bears. He joined the NFL in 1975 as anundrafted free agent and played the Broncos.[1] Commenting on the draft forSports Illustrated in 1978, Swenson said that "The draft is bull,... The scouts for most of the teams are 100 years old, and most of them don't know what they're doing. I went to school at Berkeley, and most of the NFL scouts think the students are still rioting in the streets out there. They didn't want to look at me."[2]
Swenson's career spanned eight seasons, from 1975 through 1983, though he missed the 1980 season due to an injury.[1] He was part of the famedOrange Crush Defense that propelled the Broncos toSuper Bowl XII in January 1978, at the end of the 1977 season.[citation needed] He was elected to thePro Bowl after the1981 season.[1]
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