Pittsburgh Sports Legends - Jack Ham

[Alphalion75]

Jack Ham | Pro Football Hall of Fame

www.profootballhof.com

 

[Nitt1300]

"I prefer to play consistent, error-free football. If you’re doing your job well and defending your area, you might not get tested that often, or get a chance to make big plays.”


Boy, that says it all.

 

[Charlie1978]

yep thanks for this...he set the stage, paved the way etc for the likes of Buttle, Allerman, Hostetler, Bannon, Parlevechio, both of the 31's, all of the 11's, some guy named Lee, another named Navarro, the meanest 35 who played in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl. The dude was to the Penn State tradition what the interstate highway system was to the greatest economy in world history.

 

[AvgUser]

You can read JoePas introduction speech if you scroll through the site in addition to jacks acceptance sppech

two great men.

 

[Blair10]

yep thanks for this...he set the stage, paved the way etc for the likes of Buttle, Allerman, Hostetler, Bannon, Parlevechio, both of the 31's, all of the 11's, some guy named Lee, another named Navarro, the meanest 35 who played in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl. The dude was to the Penn State tradition what the interstate highway system was to the greatest economy in world history.

Don’t forget All-American Lance Mehl who played in the NFL for 8 years, earning 2nd Team All-Pro honors in 1985.

 

[Blair10]

Jack Ham | Pro Football Hall of Fame

www.profootballhof.com

Jack Ham was the perfect LB. The man could stuff the run and was like glue in pass coverage. Also, Ham was a tackling machine. His technique was flawless.

 

[saturdaysarebetter]

"There are people that get installed into the Hall of fame and this Pro Hall of Fame does them honor and there are some unique people that when they enter the Hall, they literally give that Hall more honor than they receive and Jack Ham is one of those people...."

Joe Paterno on Jack Ham

 

[Player2BNamedL8r]

Jack Ham was the perfect LB. The man could stuff the run and was like glue in pass coverage. Also, Ham was a tackling machine. His technique was flawless.

I’m twice biased as a Penn State and Steelers fan, but IMO he’s the best, most complete OLB ever. Even better than LT (all due respect).

 

[Auxgym]

Jack Ham | Pro Football Hall of Fame

www.profootballhof.com

I like watching old tape of him showing form tackle after form tackle. His combination of wrapping up and at the same time hitting is so awesome to watch.

 

[Alphalion75]

I like watching old tape of him showing form tackle after form tackle. His combination of wrapping up and at the same time hitting is so awesome to watch.

I'm confident in saying that Ham, Lambert and Russell were collectively the best tackling linebackers ever in the NFL. Was there ever a defense who played at such a high level for so long? I suppose that the number of Hall of Famers from that unit is confirmation.

 

[pap]

Jack Ham | Pro Football Hall of Fame

www.profootballhof.com

Thank you for posting this . Great read

 

[Nitt1300]

If anybody ever had the right to be an arrogant jackass, he did. But he's always been the nicest guy you could hope to meet.

 

[rudedude]

Good ole Dobre Szynka!

 

[Bvillebaron]

yep thanks for this...he set the stage, paved the way etc for the likes of Buttle, Allerman, Hostetler, Bannon, Parlevechio, both of the 31's, all of the 11's, some guy named Lee, another named Navarro, the meanest 35 who played in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl. The dude was to the Penn State tradition what the interstate highway system was to the greatest economy in world history.

You forgot # 11