Jack Lambert Ultimate NFL Career Highlights
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- The play-caller on perhaps the greatest defensive unit in league history, Jack Lambert was much more than just an intimidator. His intelligence and athleticism gave him skills in coverage that had never been seen before at the Middle Linebacker position, and he was a tackling machine against the run. He certainly made it a point to intimidate his opponents if he could, but it was always backed up by his play on the field. He racked up 6 First-Team All-Pro selections in his 11 year career with the Steelers, as well as earning Defensive Player of the Year Honors in 1976, and spearheaded the Steel Curtain to 4 Super Bowl victories in the decade.
Songs (In Order of Use):
Valhalla Rising (Blitzkrieg) - GRV Music
Games Viewed:
1974 Steelers vs. Raiders AFCCG
1976 Steelers vs. Colts Divisional
1976 Steelers vs. Bengals Week 6
1976 Steelers vs. Vikings Week 4
1977 Steelers vs. Cowboys Week 10
1977 Steelers vs. Browns Week 11
1978 Steelers vs. Oilers Week 14
1978 Steelers vs. Oilers Week 8
1978 Steelers vs. Browns Week 3
1979 Steelers vs. Broncos Week 8
1979 Steelers vs. Oilers Week 2
1979 Steelers vs. Eagles Week 5
1979 Steelers vs. Colts Week 4
1980 Steelers vs. Oilers Week 1
1981 Steelers vs. 49ers Week 9
1981 Steelers vs. Falcons Week 11
1983 Steelers vs. Broncos Week 1
Various Seasonal Compilation Footage
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the songs or footage used in this video, and I receive no monetization from any of my videos. - Sport
At 70+ years old, I'm still a Lambert Lunatic - at Halloween I put on my #58 Lambert jersey, put in my fangs, pull on my Steeler helmet and go shopping in Baltimore - GREAT FUN, indeed!
I too have a 58 , 30 year old jersey that I wear...In Westminster MD.
Ross, you and Chris are Super guys!!!!!
I guarantee you that Jack appreciates
Both of you, and every single fan of yesterday and the ones today! You guys are ALL the Greatest!
@@carvinlambert6899 are you related to jack?
Gave me chills to watch this MAN play when I was a kid. Still does. Played like everyone on the other team was responsible for stealing his 2 front teeth.
*4 front teeth
🤣🤣🤣
Lol
He's been my favorite since I was 9 yrs old in the seventies, and this is the best reel of him I've seen.
I worked with a guy that went to college with him- he told me once he got mad and beat a coke machine like a coke can once- in other words he laid it flat- just sayin , he was a beast
When men were men...Lambert was the lightest starting middle linebacker in the NFL...weighed about 205
And still kicked ass
His heart was huge, and his love of the game! He was very special.
But weighed about 305 in his opponents' chest.
He brought it 24/7💪
Chuck Noll was a nut about teaching proper technique. Lambert took it all to heart.
I played linebacker in highschool, in 69-71. I watched Lamberts every move. Hes still my favorite all time steeler.
That was one of the most dominant defences in the NFL history.
I honestly think he started the phrase "NOT TO DAY MUTHERFUCKER!!!: :)
The most*
And if you put them in the NFL of 2022, every one of them would be suspended for the season by Week Five. That's how soft the NFL has become, which is what happens when you have the league populated by DIVAS and not MEN.
@@russs7574 I agree with the sentiment, but I feel they would get overpowered by today’s players. Lambert was 220 lbs, that’s average for a safety these days.
One of the most? Just look at the 76 team. Bradshaw is out and go on to win the last 10 by shutting out 5 with only one TD given up in the last 8 or 9. They could have won 3 straight SBs if Franco &Rocky don't get hurt in the game the week before AFC Championship. The criminals would have another conspiracy theory had they lost again.
This was back when the NFL was worth watching. Much respect for the Steeler's defense and Rocky Bleier their fullback, a Vietnam war veteran.
Amen
Actually Blier was the half back Franco Harris was the full back
Look at the accolades. Goodell only let's Brady and the Patriots roll up honors like that nowadays
@@BloodBoughtMinistries1 they switched a lot
Rocky Bleier was wounded in the left thigh by an enemy rifle bullet when his platoon was ambushed in a rice paddy. While he was down, an enemy grenade landed nearby after bouncing off a fellow soldier, he tried to leap over it and it exploded sending shrapnel into his lower right leg. His right foot was severely damaged in the blast as well.
In 1976, Rocky Bleier rushed for over 1000 yards in the National Football League!
Lambert and his method of tackling should be taught and be made the standard for tackling at all levels of football. Notice he never leads with his helmet or tackles with his head down. Lambert is standing almost straight up and tackles high but rarely around the head. He wraps his arms around the player and muscles him to the ground because his legs never stop driving forward. It's an absolute clinic on how to tackle properly without anyone getting injured or worse.
It’s because everyone’s trynna be the fastest so they don’t really use there technique a lot
him and bobby wagner are great tacklers and have great techniques
Your 100% correct. Textbook tackling.
Totally agree with you. The last 20 whatever years, they all looking for a big hit., not to tackle. How many times you see some dolt try for a big hit (leading with their head) and totally miss or the offensive guy bounces off them for more yardage?
It’s just one of many reasons why the current NFL is boring and for the most part unwatchable. At least in my opinion.
Agreed. The tackles shown was great tackling. These clips didn't show some of his more aggressive hits.
What surprised me was after a interception he was looking to hand off to a teammate before taking the ball and running. The other thing was how easily he came down when tackled or run out of bounds??
Great player
I was born in 1987, and as a 7year old who just moved to Pittsburgh with my mom and sister from DC. I didn’t know one thing about football let alone the great Pittsburgh Steelers. Someone had a tape with a couple 70’s Steelers games, and the pics of him have always stood out. And I immediately fell in love with his passion and grit. Since that afternoon in my friends basement, I have been a diehard Steeler Fan!!!! And it’s because a lot of what I saw from jack that day.
I was born in 78. I never saw him play live. Been a fan since 1990.
I saw him play, I'll never forget this defense. It made me love football. And number 58, Jack lambert, aka count Dracula in cleats, man he was my favorite player. The man man who said. If these quarter backs don't wanna get roughed up, you should put dresses on em'. Makes sense though, come on this is football ladies. Bart Starr, and Johnny unitis didn't get no roughing the passer calls when dick butkus and Ray nitschke was bashing their way through every player. The toughest of the tough there. Don't be a pussy, and fuckin ' play football. Damn I miss the good Ole days when sports had grit. Something you youngsters of today, sadly missed out on.
God jack lambert was 1 bad ass m'fer on the the football field. I'm a die hard Pittsburgh steelers fan. And we in 2024 need another jack lambert man of steel to revive this new steel curtain defense. Good luck this year steeler fans.
Best football player I've ever seen in over 50 years of playing \watching. He elevated the whole team with his intensity.
I'd say, at least, top five. Remember though, this was waaay before rule changes that opened up offenses as today. Defenses back then could spike qb into turf with no flag! He didn't have to drop back in pass coverages...and he only played alongside about 5 or 6 other HOF on defense. As a Bears fan, that's how Bears lost only game of season because as great as their defense was etc., well, their weakness at linebackers weren't good at pass coverage. Thanks for nothing, Dan Marino! Just saying.
Jack Lambert personified the Steelers Iron Curtain defense of the 70s. This man played 100 percent every game and hit the opposition with a no holds barred attitude. And when anyone tried to mess around with any of the Steelers players Lambert instantly stood in their face!! God bless you #58 you have left your legacy well in the Steelers dynasty!!💪
God he was terrifying
😤
Without those front teeth, he even looks terrifying.
When football was real. No manginas or woke.
A couple things really stood out in those highlights. His tackling technique is pretty much textbook. He rarely hit helmet to helmet but he wrapped the ball carrier up and they didn't have a chance to bounce off. He was also really good dropping back in pass defense.
I was just about to comment on that he was a respectful tackler in most cases. In this video he seemed to go to the waist or roll you over to wear the person tackled landed on him first...or wrapped the legs. Completely text book.
Most inside linebackers tend to have the best form when it comes to proper tackling. Lambert, Singletary, Butkus all of em had good technique. Safeties are the ones usually flying downhill leading with there head and shoulder pads
One of the very VERY few times you will see Earl Campbell being tackled ONE ON ONE..
My favorite Steeler ever. Jack was tough as nails. Gave his all every time out there. Showed leadership and took no guff from anyone. Including the refs !!
You don't hear "no guff" near enough these days. Thanks for that. 😊
The fact that Lambert brought Earl Campbell down by himself!!! One of my favorite players ever!!! He'd have a field day playing now! Now they skip and dance!!!
He'd be suspended for the season by Week Five. The NFL of 2022 is practically "flag football" compared to the 70's and 80's. Lambert. Tatum. Lanier. Lott. Too Tall Jones. Greene. Harvey Martin. L.C. Greenwood. Elvin Bethea. Alan Page.
Their sort of physical play would NEVER be tolerated in the Roger Goodell Flag Football League.
@@russs7574 Pretty much every tackle Lambert makes is a textbook tackle, he would be just fine playing today
Honestly I think he is the most underrated player in NFL history
best MLB ever. He was the real reason the 70s Steelers won 4 Superbowls.
Maybe nowadays, but back In the day, he and the whole doomsday defense / steel Curtain were BIG NEWS .. offenses feared this D .. for years
Go Celtics!
Only Dick Butkus was a shade better! The Fact that Butkus played on losing teams his whole career and still was the NFLs most feared player. That gives him the edge. Lambert had 6 future HOF players around him and he was the Anchor of the Steel Curtain. That speaks volumes too!
He wasn't really underrated at the time he was playing... everyone knew how great he was- straight up brutality was how he treated anyone with the damn ball...I agree that too many people don't know the history of the game, therefore forget about Lambert. That much is true. He was like a real life Rambo- him vs 50-100 fighters, I feel sorry for them💪🙏
Jack Lambert was that dude at witness his playing days as a Steeler from 1974 the 1984 Witness one of the greatest linebackers of all time
Jack Lambert was not only the face of the vaunted Steel Curtain, he was and is my favorite Pittsburgh Steeler of all time. I was fortunate to grow up watching him dominate his opponents. He was a three down HOF linebacker who never took a shift off his entire career. He was the complete package.
Jack Lambert was the epitome of what a linebacker should be. I remember watching an interview from the 70s, and when asked about the roughing the passer rule, he commented that he thought QBs should wear dresses. I LOVED it! 😄
Definitely one of the BEST middle linebackers I've EVER seen play professional football.
Best of his era for sure
@@dylanblack3279 he’s be flagged for too many tackles today
Best!!!
I have 4 NFL t shirts. Lott, Lloyd , Harrison and Jack 58. They all encompassed what football and a true player is. Blood, guts and leave it all on the field!!! Man, Ronnie would have looked good in black and gold!
Mike Tomlin needs to take this video, edit out the interceptions, and make his defense watch these tackles EVERY DAY! Because that's what's really been missing from the Pittsburgh Steelers since even the Bill Cowher days: wrap 'em up, you ain't goin' nowhere tackling. And every member of the original Steel Curtain tackled like this. I miss it, I really do.
Seems they've lost that technique since Dick left.
I bleed silver and black but Lambert is my favorite LB of all time. The IQ, high motor, speed and ferocity are unmatched! Count Dracula in cleats. RAIDER NATION
Well rounded talent, great intensity, and just one of the special characters along with Greene who forged the identity of the Steelers.
As a Giants fan an a hardcore Lawrence Taylor fan, I can contest jack Lambert was the truth!!!
jarreau forney Jack Lambert isn’t even close to Lawrence Taylor
happytroll 247 He never said he was. But your username says it all. You’re a troll 🤷🏾♂️.
@@quez2956 that why I never responded to him, clown ass
I've been a steeler fan all my life. Jack Lambert has always been my favorite steeler. Thanks for the memories Jack. 👍👍👍👍👍
MY FAVORITE LINEBACKER TOO!
While I am in complete support of the protections that are in place today in the NFL, I must admit that the 70's and 80's were the greatest time of football in the United States. It was truly incredible. These men had so much talent, determination and strength. Football in that era was for the working man, the every-man. Today, it strikes me as for commercialism and the wealthy or at least the nearly wealthy. Everything and everyone makes money off these guys today. Back in the day, the small time bars and greasy spoons filled up to watch our Steel Town Steelers. On Sundays, everyone was ONE gang of rag-tags, and we all loved it. Being working-class was a badge of honor, and our Pittsburgh Steelers were our ICONS of representation.
Man, football used to be so amazing, my childhood hero. Plus, I am sorry 85 Bears, but no defense can compete with Lambert, Ham, Blount, Shell, Greene, Greenwood, Holmes, and White.
2000 ravens foh
They definitely can compete lol singletary, marshall, Hampton, dent, perry, Frazier, duerson, fencik, Wilson. Both equally great, but there's a reason why the 85 bears D is regarded by their peers as the greatest ever
@@kkutzz nope. Football then had been neutered. Flags for everything. Too much speed? Flag.
Tackling too fast? Flag.
Being rude? Flag. Game is unwatchable now. Senior citizen checkers tournaments holds more interest.
AMEN!!!!!!!!!
It's not the size of the dog in a fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. For his size, nobody was tougher than Jack.
LOL!...its not like he was small.....sure, he could have weighed more, but this guy had that sinewy strength and is around 6' 4" tall....over 200 lbs easily.....
The man
The myth
The Beast
The legend
The greatest Steeler of all time !
The Greatest Football Player In History !!!!
@@guadalupecervantes771
God Bless you!
Absolute Beast. One of my childhood idols. Pittsburgh Steelers fan for life.
JacK and Pittsburgh literally personified each other in the 70s
70s
AFC CENTRAL best division there ever was
Lambert seemed to be in every play, amazing heart and passive for the game jack was like a god to me when is was a kid.
DO YOU KNOW THE REAL GOD? JESUS CHRIST? ARE DO YOU IDOLIZE MERE MEN?
Favorite football player on defense. Been a Steeler fan since 73.
im from canada and because of jack lambert i became a steelers fan..favorite steeler of all time..this dude showed up for every game..
The thing that always amazed me about Jack Lambert is how few ball handlers could shake him or make much forward progress once he really got a hand on them. One of the surest tacklers I ever saw play the game.
As a 'Burgher that graduated HS in 1975 I can honestly say watching the Steelers, and Jack L in particular, was one of the most enjoyable things I did in my entire life. Even when opposing teams were leading, when the camera panned the opponents bench, you could see the fear in the players eyes, knowing they were probably going to lose the game. The Steel Curtain was AWESOME!
Every time I watch this monster of a football player, this ferocious linebacker, I think about Dick Butkus. There is no doubt in my mind when Dick Butkus retired Jack Lambert got his spirit. Truly a great football player.
Jack Lambert was an outstanding tackler. Rarely did he ever miss a tackle. 💪🏽
Dude was a terror on defense! Great instincts for the football.
Nothing but clean, effective tackles from this guy. Must be a lost art. Quick feet in the backfield getting to the ball and making interceptions. He was a machine.
This dude took intense to a whole new level.
Great video & music. This highlights show it was his IQ, vision on the field and will to win that made him great, not just being tough ( he was very tough, but he was at a much higher level than just tough ).
I'd forgotten what great hands he had. He read passing plays and made interceptions like a safety.
Forever will be my favorite linebacker of all time.
Greatest Defense of All Time - Lambert ran the show!
As I Grew into adulthood, always thought he was 230 240 lb. Playing at 205 lb and be that devastating of a hitter is mind blowing. I never saw him get run over. Among all the stars on that team, he was one of the brightest
Jack Lambert could just flat out play. Had a nose for where the ball was going and his tackling was spot on! Once he got a hold of you Ya weren't going anywhere. One of the best ever.
Great instincts and cat like reactions.
Probably the best of all time. The 70s Steelers entire team need to be in HOF. Legends.
I'm a 13 year old 6'2 eight grader who played defensive linemen for my team and I may not be a linebacker but he's my true idol
Steelers nation 💛🖤💛🖤
Watched from rookie to the end. What a beast!
Coming from a Cowboys fan, since 1966, I was a huge Jack Lambert fan. His level of intensity, was awesome.
When football players were tough.
Aaron Payne if he played today he would get ran over bud
@@dutdut2.052 Have you suffered a brain contusion?
they may not have allowed him in the league in 2021...too fierce.
@@dutdut2.052 that's hilarious, sir.
Come on bro,the linemen were as big as the linebackers lol.different era,skill level was less of a factor.
He was one hell of a player
The Steel Curtain was the best defence of all time, get by Mean Joe Green, you had Jack Lambert, get by Lambert you had Mel Blount. 86 Bears had the greatest 1 season of defensive football, but over a 5yr span no one was better than the Steel Curtain.
Strange not seeing a 30 second celebration after every tackle. Just putting in work and doing his job
They were "men" real professional, not spoiled babies playing like kids on the playground!!!
I could watch and listen to this guy talk about his thought process all day….. and I don’t even like football. Fearless, ruthless, and intelligent.
Best linebacker to play the game. He was the only player I ever seen stand Earl Cambpell straight up one on one.
There will never be another Jack Lambert or a player that plays like he did.
I love the way Lambert tackled. Very aggressive, with authority, but not dirty
People think Butkus was the "Best" think again this man had it all, what a football player!!! When Football was Football. 🏈
With all due respect, that was football! How I miss watching those players on the gridiron every Sunday. Lambert and 'Mean' Joe Greene my favourite Steelers of all times
Greatest MLB of all time! No one else comes close to dominating the film quite like him!
Strange that you never heard of Butkus and Ray Lewis.
Jack lambert played lilke a hungry tiger out looking for dinner 💥👹🏈, a pittsburgh Legend, a 🏈 LEGEND! Truly one of the greatest ! 🏆 👍
Best. Ever...
Kent Stat has produced our toughest linebackers. Jack and James.
Would have been awesome to have see them 2 together in their primes.
Jack Lambert was truly one tough son of a gun. He played the game the way it was meant to be played.
Had a nose for the game that was second to none, always in the right place! The man didn't just specialize in one area like some mlb's, he was fantastic at everything! As far as I'm concerned, he's #1!
Love this guy! Brought so much excitement to every game! My favorite Steelers player of all time!
As a life long Raider fan, Jack was one the best to ever do it. And think about this, Lambert's playing weight was 215 and he was a middle linebacker, absolutely incredible at that weight.
Notice every hit is clean, even by today's standards, no head hunting by Jack, just an insanely good nose for the ball and hard hits and great tackling. Elway was terrified of him in his rookie year. The list at the end failed to mention he is in the HOF, obviously.
This is as good a compilation video as it gets. Awesome job!
He looked huge on the field. In person he was very tall but thin. The shoulder pads in the 70's made players look like monsters.
6'4" and 220#
He was thin, but wiry and very strong. You can tell because nobody ever breaks his tackles.
could bench 365 pounds for reps in his prime supposedly. strong dude
He was very tall, and he looked thin, without his super giant size shoulder pads! The biggest I ever saw. Basically he was skinny, but very tough, and determined!
I remember seeing him up close wearing only shorts at offense-defense football camp. He was very nice to all the kids.
Just new the right angles…. His reactions are spot on
I love Jack Lambert that's why I started pulling for the Steelers
Lambert had text book perfect tackling going into a ball carrier with his head up and wrapping up perfectly with tremendous leg drive
Love the video. Most Lambert highlights I’ve ever seen.
Born and raised in Chicago, and die hard Bears fan, Jack Lambert is my favorite and the greatest Linebacker ever!!!!! I saved my allowance and bought my Steelers jacket, and in school when asked, Why not Bears?, Jack Lambert was my answer!!Ohhh!!!was the response.JL58 you're the best of the Best 💝👍
I'm 57now
Damn that head up and perfect balance tackle is the way to get er done.
Watching Lambert making these plays is like watching a Lion running down a Hyena. There was just NO escaping him. A one man force at that position. Someone needs to show this video to every defense in the NFL ( mainly our own ). Why ? Because THAT’S HOW YOU TACKLE in this league. WRAP UP !!!!
I grew up in Pittsburgh during the 60s and 70s and Jack Lambert and Joe Green got most of the attention but I’ll tell you the real terror of that defensive line was Dwight White. A monster.
my buddy and I would call Mr. Lambert “the wrapper” - I’d recommend to many defensive players to view film and observe his tackling technique, notice how he wraps his arms around offensive player with the ball. He was very consistent; He's a Hall of Famer
Greatest Linebacker in the history of the NFL. .
Happy birthday, thanks for all the entertainment
Watching this video and similars in 2021, I think if football now is still the same game than it was in the past... Old but gold!
Him and LT knew how to hit better than most I've seen. Few guys hit this way.
My favorite Old School Pittsburgh Steelers player great music
He’s what you call a Manster he played the game the way you suppose to play take no prisoners and inflict pain love this guy.👹
Lambert, LT, Singletary, and many more defined the backer in "linebacker".
I remember my dad showing me clips ofbhkm growing up. And now TJ Watt. Boy let me tell you. Its like im reeatching these clips of Jack Lambert watching TJ play.
Jack Lambert and Ronnie Lott were my heroes when I played youth football in the early 80’s. Their beast mode attitude towards tackling motivated me to seek and destroy ball carriers when playing defense
Jack Lambert = KickAss.
UNTIL EARL CAMBELL RAN RIGHT OVER HIM
@@larrycraddock3063 isiah Robertson
@@larrycraddock3063 Then another Steeler by the name of Donny Shell smashed Campbell into the ground, Earl was out for 3 weeks, it's called a Team!
My accolades hereforth sent to all the badass men that played this now completely pussified shell of a sport. On concrete, holy shit!
This video kicks ass im putting my lambert jersey on immediately 🤘
Freshman in 2006 having not played any pop Warner and being generally uncoordinated. Got to start at Nose Guard and won Defensive Player of the Year for JV. This man’s highlights and my god given temper lead me to become an outside linebacker known for laying the hardest most nastiest hits on the team. Fingers up for JL
Jack was a hurricane. Lawrence Taylor and Jack?! ..Same-same.
Now, who's giving props to Webby.. Hike-center's the foundation for any offense.
Webby, Godspeed, brother. Much love.
If you're a Steelers fan like me, you loved him every Sunday scaring everyone
He is one tough SOB!
That was Awesome !
The guy could read plays … one step ahead all the time!
The only LB at the time I thought was as good as Lambert was Raiders Ted Hendricks
Notice how all his hits and tackles were clean, no helmet to helmet hits. Tackles like we were taught at the time.
nicely done. Thank You.
There is a story that Jack Ham often told.
During the 4th quarter of a game, the Steelers were trying to make a key defensive stop. On a 3rd down and a couple yards, Joe Greene jumped offsides, giving the offense a 1st down. Back in the huddle, Lambert tore him out a new one, and the whole time Mean Joe Greene, one of the most feared players in the NFL at the time just stood there staring at his shoes. That is how intimidating Lambert was.
And that's how much respect he commanded, even within his own team.
Of course, the defining Jack Lambert moment was when he decked Cliff Harris of the Cowboys in Super Bowl X, after Steelers kicker Roy Gerela missed a FG, and Harris went over to taunt him. The video is on YT.