Editing Lynn Swann (section)

==Early life==
Swann was born March 7, 1952, in [[Alcoa, Tennessee]], in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains near [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]].

The Swann family moved to [[San Mateo, California]], in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] when Lynn was 2.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Worden |first1=Amy |title=Lynn Swann: With star power and a storied life of successes, he makes first electoral bid |url=http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/15873264.htm |access-date=2019-12-16 |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=29 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070111223849/http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/15873264.htm |archive-date=2007-01-11 |url-status=dead}}</ref>  As a youth, Swann was raised in neighboring [[Foster City, California|Foster City]] and attended [[Junípero Serra High School (San Mateo, California)|Junípero Serra High School]], where in addition to playing football, he was a track star, leaping {{height|ft=24|in=10}} in the [[long jump]]. Swann had also joined the basketball team and had an interest in ballet. His basketball teammate, [[Peter Barsocchini]] was aware of Swann's passion for ballet, which inspired him to write the [[High School Musical]] film, with Swann serving as an inspiration for the character of  [[Troy Bolton]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Joe |date=2024-10-05 |title=How Lynn Swann Inspired A Disney Movie |url=https://steelersdepot.com/2024/10/how-lynn-swann-inspired-a-disney-movie/ |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=Steelers Depot |language=en-US}}</ref>

At the 1970 CIF California State championship meet, Swann won the state title, defeating future Olympic gold medalist [[Randy Williams]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ca.milesplit.com/meets/148523-cif-state-track-and-field-championships-1970/results/694007/formatted#.YzoN3HbMKUk |title=CIF State Track and Field Championships 1970 |website=ca.milesplit.com |access-date=October 2, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002221928/https://ca.milesplit.com/meets/148523-cif-state-track-and-field-championships-1970/results/694007/formatted |archive-date=October 2, 2022}}</ref>