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Pat Swilling Jr.
Posted on 2/12/12 at 10:35 am
Posted on 2/12/12 at 10:35 am
Nice Story on him.
Remember him tearing up La. HS football. Sounds like he had some growing up to do.
Swilling Jr. was a football and basketball star at the athletics-rich Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, drawing constant comparisons to his father on the football field. As a sophomore defensive end, Swilling Jr. piled up sacks like the elder Swilling did for the "Dome Patrol," the famed linebacker core for the New Orleans Saints in the early ‘90s.
Swilling Jr. grew two more inches, to 6-foot-3 and moved to cornerback his junior and senior seasons, picking off eight passes each year and leading a defense that had 10 shutouts his junior season. His football recruitment blew up and was one of the best players in the state of Louisiana.
He took official visits to LSU, Tennessee and University of Colorado. USC was coming after him hard, as was Old Miss and Kentucky. His father told him to take his time with his decision. Whatever he chose to do, he'd stand behind it.
Basketball season rolled along and Swilling Jr. shined. He averaged better than 20 points a game. The shooting guard had 30, 40, even 50 point games in leading Brother Martin to a state championship.
"I had a lot of accolades. I didn't know what I was going to do," Swilling Jr. said. "Basketball schools just started calling. My dad just said, ‘If you want to play basketball, you go play basketball.'"
Though he was an All-Pro linebacker and inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame, Swilling's first love was basketball.
"My high school basketball coach looked at me. He's like, ‘I know you want to play basketball, but do you want to play big-time football or small-time basketball?' " Swilling said. "Big time football sounded pretty good. Patrick, he's a big-time basketball player."
Remember him tearing up La. HS football. Sounds like he had some growing up to do.
Swilling Jr. was a football and basketball star at the athletics-rich Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, drawing constant comparisons to his father on the football field. As a sophomore defensive end, Swilling Jr. piled up sacks like the elder Swilling did for the "Dome Patrol," the famed linebacker core for the New Orleans Saints in the early ‘90s.
Swilling Jr. grew two more inches, to 6-foot-3 and moved to cornerback his junior and senior seasons, picking off eight passes each year and leading a defense that had 10 shutouts his junior season. His football recruitment blew up and was one of the best players in the state of Louisiana.
He took official visits to LSU, Tennessee and University of Colorado. USC was coming after him hard, as was Old Miss and Kentucky. His father told him to take his time with his decision. Whatever he chose to do, he'd stand behind it.
Basketball season rolled along and Swilling Jr. shined. He averaged better than 20 points a game. The shooting guard had 30, 40, even 50 point games in leading Brother Martin to a state championship.
"I had a lot of accolades. I didn't know what I was going to do," Swilling Jr. said. "Basketball schools just started calling. My dad just said, ‘If you want to play basketball, you go play basketball.'"
Though he was an All-Pro linebacker and inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame, Swilling's first love was basketball.
"My high school basketball coach looked at me. He's like, ‘I know you want to play basketball, but do you want to play big-time football or small-time basketball?' " Swilling said. "Big time football sounded pretty good. Patrick, he's a big-time basketball player."
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Posted on 2/12/12 at 11:31 am to blueslover
Sign him up! 
Posted on 2/12/12 at 11:55 am to blueslover
"Sweetness" is my all-time favorite Saint along with D Brees of course. His son will be a great one too.
Posted on 2/12/12 at 12:46 pm to blueslover
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Nice Story
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as was Old Miss and Kentucky
Posted on 2/12/12 at 12:56 pm to blueslover
He must have been eating this:
Posted on 2/12/12 at 4:33 pm to blueslover
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Position: Guard Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 Class: Sophomore Hometown: New Orleans, La. High School: St. Joes University Before CSI: Pat transferred to CSI from St. Joseph's University, where he played in 23 games, averaging 1.4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist per game. He played his high school ball at Brother Marting High School, winning a state championship in 2010. Pat earned all-state, all-metro, and state MVP honors in Luisiana.
He is at the College of Southern Idaho and they can;t even spell Louisiana. Wow.
Posted on 2/12/12 at 6:24 pm to blueslover
Tearing up HS football. Yea right. Soft as satin. TM7 made him his bitch. He was a very good bball player though.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:28 am to bicroundstic2008662
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Pat transferred to CSI from St. Joseph's University, where he played in 23 games, averaging 1.4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist per game
baller
Posted on 2/13/12 at 1:14 pm to blueslover
i played him a few times in basketball in HS and he was really good. strong fast and solid.
always thought he would be able to play at a smaller D1 school for basketball
never played against him in football
always thought he would be able to play at a smaller D1 school for basketball
never played against him in football
Posted on 2/13/12 at 1:23 pm to blueslover
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Remember him tearing up La. HS football
No.
He was a bad football player who was afraid of contact and ran his mouth.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 1:28 pm to TheBob
agreed about football. Definitely wasn't that good, or if he was, he was lazy. He took plays off, avoided contact, jogged around the filed, etc. Saw him play many times. He made a wise choice playing bball, b/c he wouldn't have lasted at any of the football schools that were recruiting him.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 2:03 pm to lsu52
Brother Martin was in the game vs West Monroe and on a kickoff he stepped out of the way to make a tackle and they returned the kick for a touchdown. Soft soft soft
Posted on 2/13/12 at 2:35 pm to murphdaddy
I know the exact play you speak of. That was one of the worst things I have ever seen on a football field. If it were college, he would've been investigated for point shaving.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 3:53 pm to TheBob
He ran into a ref one game and one of his coaches told me it ws the only time he hit anything in his BM career. I don't know the kid but I do know alot of coaches and the kid had the reputation as a spoiled brat in high school. I saw him play alot of bball and he was good.
Posted on 2/14/12 at 4:28 pm to Shalimar Sid
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"Sweetness"
Reserved for Walter Payton, dummy.
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