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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

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Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1974 22 PIT MLB 58 14 14 2 19 0 13 1 1 11 0
1975* 23 PIT MLB 58 14 14 2 35 0 24 0 1 21 0
1976*+ 24 PIT MLB 58 14 14 2 32 0 22 0 8 36 0
1977* 25 PIT MLB 58 11 10 1 5 0 5
1978* 26 PIT MLB 58 16 16 4 41 0 24 0 2 0 0
1979*+ 27 PIT MLB 58 16 13 6 29 0 23
1980*+ 28 PIT MLB 58 14 13 2 1 0 1
1981*+ 29 PIT MLB 58 16 16 6 76 0 31 0 2 38 0
1982*+ 30 PIT RILB 58 8 8 4.0 1 6 0 6 0 1 1 0
1983*+ 31 PIT RILB 58 15 15 4.0 2 -1 0 0 0 2 0 0
1984 32 PIT 58 8 3
Career 146 136 8.0 28 243 0 31 1 17 107 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1974 NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
1976 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year

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 (97)

Playoff Games Started

Career 17 (60)

Fumbles Recovered

1976 NFL 8 (1-- 6)
Career 17 (149)

Fumble Return Yds

1976 NFL 36 (8)
Career 107 (93)

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