Corey J. Swinson (December 15, 1969 – September 10, 2013) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

defensive tackle. After playing his college football at

Hampton University Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in Hampton, Virginia. Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association a ...

, Swinson spent one season with the NFL's St. Louis Rams in 1995. He was originally drafted in the seventh round of the

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by the

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, but only spent pre-season on their roster. Returning to Long Island after his short NFL career, Swinson was a coach at his alma mater

Bay Shore High School Bay Shore High School is a public high school located in Bay Shore, New York. The school serves about 2,000 students in grades 9 to 12.Bay Shore, New York Bay Shore is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Islip, New York, United States. It is situated on the South Shore of Long Island, adjoining the Great South Bay. The population of the CDP was 29,244 at the time of the 2020 ...

, Swinson died on September 10, 2013, of natural causes.

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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 {{Defensive-lineman-1960s-stub