Gene Swick was born on c 1955 and is an American former college football player who was a quarterback for the Toledo Rockets from 1972 to 1975.
17 Facts About Gene Swick
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Gene Swick was born the son of a minister, Jack Swick, in Licking County, Ohio.
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Gene Swick's family moved often, and he attended Millersport High School and Oak Hill High School each for one year, and Hebron Lakewood High School for his final two years.
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Gene Swick chose to attend the University of Toledo to play college football because they ran a pass-oriented offense, which many larger schools such as Ohio State did not at the time.
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Gene Swick said he received interest from Woody Hayes' Ohio State coaching staff, but that he did not wish to hand off the ball to a running back.
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Gene Swick described Toledo's offense as often using four-receiver sets and eschewing short passing game in favor of attempts of ten yards or more.
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At the University of Toledo, Gene Swick played for the Rockets from 1972 to 1975, and earned varsity letters in each of his last three seasons.
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Gene Swick broke the former record of 7,887 yards held by Jim Plunkett of Stanford.
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Gene Swick's benchmark was in turn surpassed in 1980 by Mark Herrmann of Purdue.
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Gene Swick finished tenth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy.
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However, in the 1976 NFL draft, Gene Swick was not selected until the fourth round, where he was chosen with the 97th overall pick by the Cleveland Browns.
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Gene Swick attended camp with a sore throwing arm, which reportedly hampered his performance.
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However, Gene Swick said he did not like the style of play in Canada, and decided instead to enter business.
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Gene Swick resided in Buckeye Lake, Ohio, where he is self-employed.
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Gene Swick has been inducted into the University of Toledo's Varsity 'T' Hall of Fame, and the Hebron Lakewood High School Hall of Fame.
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The University of Toledo record for career passing yards set by Gene Swick was finally broken by Bruce Gradkowski in 2005.
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Gene Swick remained the last Toledo quarterback drafted into the NFL until Tampa Bay picked Gradkowski in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft.