Gene Swick

Gene Swick
Profile
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born	Licking County, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school	Lakewood (Hebron, Ohio)
College	Toledo
NFL draft	1976: 4th round, 97th overall pick
Career history
	Cleveland Browns (1976); New York Giants (1976);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
	Sammy Baugh Trophy (1975); First-team All-American (1975); 3× First-team All-MAC (1973–1975); 2× MAC Offensive Player of the Year (1974, 1975); Toledo Rockets No. 18 retired;

Gene Swick (born c. 1955) is an American former college football player who was a quarterback for the Toledo Rockets from 1972 to 1975. In 1975, he set the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I record with 8,074 career yards, which broke the previous record held by Jim Plunkett of Stanford and stood until surpassed by Mark Herrmann of Purdue in 1980. The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) selected Swick in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL draft, but subsequently waived him during training camp.