Lynn Swann is running for governor of Pennsylvania as a Republican. That adds him to three people already on your list who played pro sports in Pittsburgh. The others being Vinegar Bend Mizell (I think his given name was Wilbur; he was on the 1960 team that beat the Yankees in the World Series, and quit baseball to run for Congress soon after) and Jim Bunning who played baseball for the Pirates (though Bunning is better known for his stints with Philadelphia and Detroit), and "Whizzer" White, who played football for the Steelers when they were still called the Pirates. (I think it's how he earned the money for law school, though the pros didn't pay nearly as much then as now.)
Alan Page, formerly of the Minnesota Vikings, is a state judge now, but I'm not sure which party he belongs to. Minnesota is kind of weird about parties anyway, which reminds me of Jesse Ventura, if you want to count him. (The eternal question: is pro wrestling really a sport?)
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Date: 2006-01-17 03:57 am (UTC)Alan Page, formerly of the Minnesota Vikings, is a state judge now, but I'm not sure which party he belongs to. Minnesota is kind of weird about parties anyway, which reminds me of Jesse Ventura, if you want to count him. (The eternal question: is pro wrestling really a sport?)