GALLERY_Lambert

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During his career, he had 28 interceptions, which he returned 243 yards. In 1976, he recorded eight opponents' fumble recoveries and wound up with 17 during his 11-year tenure.

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Lambert poses with his Hall of Fame bust and mural.

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Lambert won the starting middle linebacker assignment as a rookie and keeping it throughout his 11-year career in Pittsburgh.

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Jack Lambert was a two-year All-Mid America Conference linebacker at Kent State and a second-round draft selection of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1974.

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Even though he was the youngest starter on the Pittsburgh defensive unit, many felt that Lambert's presence was the final ingredient needed to turn that unit into a dominant one.

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The team defensive captain for eight years, Lambert played in six AFC championship games and four Super Bowls.

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Lambert (third from left) poses at the Pro Bowl with the other members of the Hall's Class of 1990. L-R: Bob Griese, Ted Hendricks, Lambert, Tom Landry, Buck Buchanan, Franco Harris, Bob St. Clair.