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Former Racer All-American Retires From Arena Football
5/31/2007 5:00:00 AM | Football
Former Murray State All-American wide receiver Reggie Swinton has retired from arena football, the Arkansas Twisters announced on Wednesday (May 30). The former Racer standout was assigned to the Twisters in early May but has been unable to take the field due to a bulging disc in his back.
Swinton, who played at
When Swinton initially joined the Twisters in 2001 he played in 13 games; catching 85 passes for 1483 yards and 33 touchdowns. He set Twisters records that still stand today for points scored in a season with 222 along with receiving yards and touchdowns.
His single game record of 174 yards receiving stood until the 2007 season.
After the Dallas Cowboys signed Swinton following his historic 2001 season he became one of the NFL's best return specialists.
He played for the Cowboys until 2003 before stops with
Swinton finished his five-year NFL career with 4,919 kickoff return yards for a career average of 23.6 yards per return. In 2002 he averaged nearly 25 yards per return for
He returned four kicks, two punts and two kickoffs, for touchdowns during his NFL career.
During his four-year career at
After catching 66 passes for 1042 yards and eight touchdowns in 1996, Swinton became a second team All-America selection.
Swinton was a key cog in the Racer machine that claimed back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference Championships in 1995 and 1996 and advanced to quarterfinals of the NCAA playoffs in 1996. Swinton helped MSU win 19 straight conference games from 1995 to 1997.
For his first three seasons at MSU, Swinton played under current
