I have no idea how Swann got into the HOF.
He used to do basketball games, an announcer.
Wasn't great there either.
He was average even by his era's standards, wasn't even the best WR on his team, but the SB catch got him in.
336 catches is not HOF.
His was definitely a case of quality over quantity. 336 is unbelievably low in our eyes today. But look at the numbers for all those guys in that era. All they did was run.
The dude made tons of unbelievable catches. Not just “a few in the Super Bowl”. And he was tough as nails. To say he was a prima Donna is not accurate. He took those hits from Tatum, et al and just ran back to the huddle. Guys in today’s NFL have a “do not touch” set of rules to play by. Apples and oranges.
He sure “fooled” a lot of HOF voters not as wise as some of you.
Edit: I will agree with you Les, that he sucked as an announcer.