Doug Swift, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Doug Swift

American football player

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1948

Place of Birth: Syracuse, New York, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Doug Swift

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  • Swift (born October 24, 1948) is a former American football linebacker who played six seasons in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins.
  • Swift moved into the starting lineup as a rookie and held the strongside linebacker position for the next six seasons, including the Dolphins' Super Bowl victories following the 1972 and 1973 seasons.
  • Swift's blitz late in the second quarter of Super Bowl VII forced Washington Redskins quarterback Billy Kilmer to make a hurried throw, which Nick Buoniconti intercepted and returned into Washington territory to set up the Dolphins' second touchdown in a 14-7 victory, cementing Miami's 17-0 season.
  • Made available in the 1976 NFL Expansion Draft, he chose to retire from football and enter medical school rather than report to the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.He is a graduate of both Nottingham High School and Amherst College (1970).
  • Swift is an anesthesiologist in Philadelphia.

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