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Jack Lambert

John Harold Lambert

Position: LB
Height: 6-4    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: July 8, 1952 in Mantua, OH
College: Kent State

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1990

9-time Pro Bowler & 6-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round (46th overall) of the 1974 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1974 22 PIT MLB 14 14 2 19 0 13 1 1 11 0
1975* 23 PIT MLB 14 14 2 35 0 24 0 1 21 0
1976*+ 24 PIT MLB 14 14 2 32 0 22 0 8 36 0
1977* 25 PIT MLB 11 10 1 5 0 5
1978* 26 PIT MLB 16 16 4 41 0 24 0 2 0 0
1979*+ 27 PIT MLB 16 13 6 29 0 23
1980*+ 28 PIT MLB 14 13 2 1 0 1
1981*+ 29 PIT MLB 16 16 6 76 0 31 0 2 38 0
1982*+ 30 PIT RILB 8 8 4.0 1 6 0 6 0 1 1 0
1983*+ 31 PIT RILB 15 15 4.0 2 -1 0 0 0 2 0 0
1984 32 PIT 8 3
Career 146 136 8.0 28 243 0 31 1 17 107 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983

1st-team All-Pro

1976
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983

Playoff Games

Career 18 (96)

Playoff Games Started

Career 17 (59)

Fumbles Recovered

1976 NFL 8 (1-- 6)

Career 17 (148)

Fumble Return Yds

1976 NFL 36 (8)
Career 107 (91)

Interceptions

1979 NFL 6 (6)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1975 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1975 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1975 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1977 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1978 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1978 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1979 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1979 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1979 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1980 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1980 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1980 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1980 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1980 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1981 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1981 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1982 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1982 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL