As an unanimous All-American at the University of Southern California in 1973, Lynn Swann was expected to be a first round draft pick in the 1974 NFL Draft.
What nobody truly expected of all the first rounders in the 1974 NFL Draft was for Swann to be the lone Hall of Famer of the group that featured Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Randy Gradishar, Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti, John Dutton and Henry Lawrence.
That’s exactly what Swann went on to become though as a member of the Steelers’ famed Class of ’74, which featured future Hall of Famers in Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster, and undrafted free agent Donnie Shell.