John Harold Lambert
Position: LB
Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: July 8, 1952 in Mantua, OH
College: Kent St. (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round (46th overall) of the 1974 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 118 (50th overall since 1950)
9-time Pro Bowler & 6-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1990
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| All-Time Rank: #62. Jonathan Ogden… #63. Gene Upshaw… #64. Buck Buchanan… #65. JACK LAMBERT… #66. Drew Brees… #67. Willie Brown… #68. Thurman Thomas… |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1974 | 22 | PIT | MLB | 58 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| 1975* | 23 | PIT | MLB | 58 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| 1976*+ | 24 | PIT | MLB | 58 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| 1977* | 25 | PIT | MLB | 58 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1978* | 26 | PIT | MLB | 58 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| 1979*+ | 27 | PIT | MLB | 58 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1980*+ | 28 | PIT | MLB | 58 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1981*+ | 29 | PIT | MLB | 58 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| 1982*+ | 30 | PIT | RILB | 58 | 8 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | |||
| 1983*+ | 31 | PIT | RILB | 58 | 15 | 15 | 4.0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||
| 1984 | 32 | PIT | lb | 58 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 146 | 136 | 8.0 | 28 | 243 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 107 | 0 | 146 | |||||||
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1975 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1977 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1978 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1978 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1978 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1978 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1978 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1981 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1982 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1982 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1982 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1982 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1982 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1983 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |