Hall of Fame
Swick was a three-year standout on the Ram basketball team and a two-year star on the baseball squad. Swick topped the Ram basketball team in scoring with 281 points in 1947-48. He was also a standout pitcher on the Ram baseball team, and led Shepherd to an 8-4 mark in 1950. Swick was the winning pitcher in five of the team's eight wins. He also starred as a member of the Romney Rockets and the Charles Town American Legion baseball teams, and drew professional tryout offers from the Philadelphia Athletics and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Swick went on to a successful career as a teacher, coach and administrator. He began his career at Romney High School, before moving on to Montgomery County, Maryland, where he taught, coached and served as an administrator for over 30 years.
