Corey Swinson
Appearance
No. 64 | |
---|---|
Position: | Defensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Bay Shore, New York, U.S. | December 15, 1969
Died: | September 10, 2013 Bay Shore, New York, U.S. | (aged 43)
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 334 lb (151 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Bay Shore (NY) |
College: | Hampton |
NFL draft: | 1995 / round: 7 / pick: 233 |
Career history | |
| |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Corey J. Swinson (December 15, 1969 – September 10, 2013) was an American professional football defensive tackle. After playing his college football at Hampton University, Swinson spent one season with the NFL's St. Louis Rams in 1995. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 1995 NFL draft, but only spent the preseason on their roster.[2]
Returning to Long Island after his short NFL career, Swinson was a coach at his alma mater Bay Shore High School.[3] A lifelong resident of Bay Shore, New York, Swinson died on September 10, 2013, of natural causes.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Ex-NFL Lineman Corey Swinson Watches Over His Alma Mater". Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ "Corey Swinson, ex-NFL player from Bay Shore, dies". Newsday. September 12, 2013.
Categories:
- 1969 births
- 2013 deaths
- American football defensive tackles
- Hampton Pirates football players
- Miami Dolphins players
- St. Louis Rams players
- People from Bay Shore, New York
- Players of American football from Suffolk County, New York
- Bay Shore High School alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive lineman, 1960s birth stubs