Jack Lambert (American football)

Total tackles:	1,479
Sacks:	8
Interceptions:	28
Interception yards:	243
Fumble recoveries:	17

Jack Lambert
	Lambert with the Steelers in 1975
No. 58
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	July 8, 1952; Mantua, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Crestwood (Mantua)
College:	Kent State (1971–1973)
NFL draft:	1974 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46
Career history
	Pittsburgh Steelers (1974–1984);
Career highlights and awards
	4× Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV); NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1976); NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1974); 6× First-team All-Pro (1976, 1979–1983); 2× Second-team All-Pro (1975, 1978); 9× Pro Bowl (1975–1983); NFL 1970s All-Decade Team; NFL 1980s All-Decade Team; NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; PFWA All-Rookie Team (1974); Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team; Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor; Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame; MAC Defensive Player of the Year (1972); Kent State Golden Flashes No. 99 retired;
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	1,479
Sacks:	8
Interceptions:	28
Interception yards:	243
Fumble recoveries:	17
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

John Harold Lambert (born July 8, 1952) is an American former football linebacker who played his entire 11-year career for Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Recognized by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990 as "the greatest linebacker of his era," Lambert was the starting middle linebacker on four Super Bowl-winning teams with the Steelers. He played college football for the Kent State Golden Flashes.

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