Swisher attended Ohio University for a degree in education and played baseball. During his freshman season, the team went to the College World Series. Swisher was named an all-Mid-American Conference player for three of his seasons.\n', '

Swisher was drafted in the first round in June 1973 by the Chicago White Sox. He was traded to the Cubs in December, along with pitchers Ken Frailing and Steve Stone and a player to be named later, for third baseman Ron Santo. Swisher was selected as the Cubs\' representative for the 1976 MLB All-Star Game; he hit .236 that season with five home runs and 42 runs batted in. In a 2014 piece for ESPN.com, Jim Caple listed Swisher as one of the "five worst players named All-Stars".\n', '

Swisher, who had appeared in 109 games in his All-Star season, saw his playing time drop to 74 games in 1977, while batting just .190 with five home runs. In December 1977, he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in a four-player deal and played sparingly over the next three seasons. In late 1980, he was sent to the San Diego Padres in a multiplayer trade. Swisher never appeared in more than 45 games in a season with the Cardinals or Padres. He was granted free agency after the 1982 season and never played in the major leagues again.\n', '

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