Jack Ham is considered one of the greatest outside linebackers in the history of the NFL.
19 Facts About Jack Ham
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Jack Ham was born and raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where he attended Bishop McCort High School.
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Jack Ham continued his education at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Virginia for a post-graduate season.
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Jack Ham blocked three punts in 1968, setting a school record that was not tied until 1989.
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Jack Ham was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
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Jack Ham was joined in the honor by John Cappelletti, LaVar Arrington and Shane Conlan.
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Jack Ham was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second-round of the 1971 NFL Draft.
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Jack Ham won the starting left linebacker job as a rookie.
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Jack Ham was first-team All-Pro six years and was named to eight straight Pro Bowls.
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Jack Ham was one of the few outside linebackers who could play pass defense as well as the NFL's top safeties.
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Jack Ham was a member of four Super Bowl winning teams during his 12-year career, all of it spent with the Steelers.
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Jack Ham served as a color commentator for national radio broadcasts of NFL games, and later hosted a show in Pittsburgh with Mark Madden on ESPN Radio 1250 during the NFL season.
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Jack Ham is currently a sports analyst for Penn State Radio Network and appears as an analyst on the Westwood One radio network.
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Jack Ham is a minority owner of the North American Hockey League's Johnstown Tomahawks.
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On January 31,2013, Jack Ham was honored by the Tomahawks' organization with a bobblehead giveaway to the first 1,000 fans that entered the Cambria County War Memorial Arena for the Tomahawks' game against the Port Huron Fighting Falcons.
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In 2017, Jack Ham became an advocate of medical marijuana, having studied the benefits of relieving symptoms related to playing football, and wants the NFL to soften their stance on the use of marijuana in general.
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Jack Ham felt inspired after seeing the cognitive decline of contemporary Nick Buoniconti, as well as other current and former players including former teammate Mike Webster, despite Jack Ham himself being healthy.
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Jack Ham believes medical marijuana would help counter the ongoing opioid epidemic affecting society as a whole.
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Jack Ham was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990.