Shane Swanson

Shane Dru Swanson is a former gridiron football player who played briefly for the Denver Broncos in 1987. He played three seasons of college football at Nebraska as a return specialist, running back, and wide receiver. Though used sparingly at all three positions, he is remembered for a go-ahead 49 yard punt return touchdown in the fourth quarter to help #8 Nebraska defeat #9 Oklahoma State on Oct 6, 1984.[1] Swanson was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 1985, but didn't appear in an NFL game until 1987; his entire career consisted of replacing an injured Ken Bell in games 3, 4, and 5 of the Broncos 1987 season. In the last of these games, he had 6 receptions for 87 yards (including a go-ahead 35 yard touchdown), 6 punt returns for 112 yards, and 3 kickoff returns for 91 yards.[2] As of 2017, 290 all-purpose yards remains a Broncos rookie record.[3]

Shane Swanson
No. 80
Position:Return specialist
Personal information
Born: (1962-10-04) October 4, 1962
Tracy, California
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Hershey (NE)
College:Nebraska
NFL Draft:1985 / Round: 12 / Pick: 315
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games:3
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

References
  1. See | video from Cornhusker Historic Media.
  2. Box Score
  3. Saccomano, Jim (2013). Denver Broncos New & Updated Edition: The Complete Illustrated History. MVP Books. p. 195. ISBN 9780760345337.


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