Walter Payton Football League
12-21-2161
#59|Ralph Swain Linebacker
Retired (1972, Age 36)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (04-03-2018) Potential A 
Age at Death 81 Born 08-08-1936 in Town, MS
Drafted Round 14, Pick 212 (1960) Experience 14 Years (254 Wks)
College New Jersey University Princeton, 1957 Salary 845 ($35257.087M/2161 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power F  Catching C  Pass Cover C+ Kick Power D 
Throw Acc D  Pass Blocking D  Run Cover B- Kick Acc D 
Carrying C  Run Blocking C  Tackling B  Kick Return D-
        Pursuit C     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C+ Stamina B- Execution B+ Agility B-
Strength A- Health C- Aggressiveness B- Hands B-
Jumping C      Attitude C+ Break Tackle C-
ROLES
QB D+ C C- DT B- SS C+ K F  GUN C+
WR C- G C  DE B- FS C  P D- KR C-
HB/TB C- T C  ILB B  CB C+ LS D+ KRB C 
FB C  TE C- OLB B  H C  HT B- KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1960 ATL 16 16 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1961 ATL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1962 ATL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1963 ATL 16 16 0 0 0 10.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 4
1964 ATL 16 14 0 0 0 3.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1965 ATL 16 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1966 ATL 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1967 ATL 16 14 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1968 ATL 16 16 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1969 ATL 16 16 0 0 0 4.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1970 ATL 16 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   176 130 0 0 0 21.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 8

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1972Ralph Swain has retired from football.
10-31-1971The Minnesota Tomcats have waived Ralph Swain.
10-18-1971The Minnesota Tomcats have acquired Ralph Swain from the waiver wire.
08-30-1971The Atlanta Warhawks have waived Ralph Swain.
08-30-1971The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Jason Brown, Derrick Keith, Pete Haik, Vito Butler, Hank Cross, Elmo Deroo, and Cliff Musick to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Derrick McNabb, Bill Jones, Leon Truesdell, Ralph Swain, Jim Fiske, Molly Reed, and Beryl Lewis to the inactive roster.
08-24-1970The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Vito Butler, Hank Cross, J.D. Young, Jason Brown, Ralph Fourchon, Council Furey, Pete Haik, Ralph Swain, Cliff Musick, Harry Konetsky, Blair Kaczmarek, Amod Miller, and Erik Brandau to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Eric McElroy, Massimo Murray, Max Embree, Ralph Sheehy, Harry Johnson, Jim Ehrhardt, John Ramsey, Art Morgan, Raymond Pifferini, Don Brice, Bill Jones, Jim Kennedy, and Dean Brown to the inactive roster.
08-10-1970The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Massimo Murray, Ralph Sheehy, Harry Johnson, Jim Ehrhardt, John Ramsey, Art Morgan, Raymond Pifferini, Don Brice, Bill Jones, Jim Kennedy, and Dean Brown to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Vito Butler, Hank Cross, J.D. Young, Jason Brown, Ralph Fourchon, Council Furey, Pete Haik, Ralph Swain, Cliff Musick, Harry Konetsky, Blair Kaczmarek, Amod Miller, and Erik Brandau to the inactive roster.
08-18-1969The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Erik Brandau, Jason Brown, Ralph Fourchon, Massimo Murray, Vito Butler, Hank Cross, J.D. Young, Ralph Swain, Cliff Musick, Harry Konetsky, and Amod Miller to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Art Morgan, Dean Brown, Max Embree, Jim Ehrhardt, Don Brice, Ralph Sheehy, Bill Jones, Doug Evans, Molly Reed, John Kern, and Wayne Busch to the inactive roster.
08-04-1969The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Max Embree, Stacey Berry, Jim Ehrhardt, Bud Chantiles, June Losch, Ralph Sheehy, Doug Evans, Dan Hanken, Michael Lyon, and Kendricke Younger to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Ralph Fourchon, Massimo Murray, Tim Harvey, Vito Butler, Hank Cross, Randy Hodges, Ken Nobis, Ralph Swain, Bob Jeffers, and Jesse Anderson to the inactive roster.
08-23-1965The Atlanta Warhawks have placed Ralph Swain on the trade block.
09-14-1964The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Massimo Murray, Carl Thomas, Hank Cross, Jason Sehorn, J.D. Young, Art Morgan, Steve Didier, Ralph Swain, Darryl McLeod, and Ward Long to the active roster.
09-14-1964The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Pat Mason, Vernon Colter, Roger Stalls, and Tony Shepherd to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Frank Williams, Bud Gorham, Ward Long, Art Morgan, Kim Anderson, Keith Cushing, Derrick Brown, Massimo Murray, Carl Thomas, Vito Butler, Hank Cross, Jason Sehorn, J.D. Young, Ralph Swain, Council Furey, Steve Didier, Al Krink, John Kern, Jim Kennedy, Cliff Musick, Harry Konetsky, Darryl McLeod, and John Loepfe to the inactive roster.
08-31-1964The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Vic Williams, Harvey Conley, Ralph Swain, and Kim Anderson to the active roster.
08-10-1964The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Jason Brown, Pat Mason, and Darrell Leftridge to the active roster. The Atlanta Warhawks have moved Vic Williams, Harvey Conley, and Ralph Swain to the inactive roster.