Jack Lambert's Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Speech in 1990 | Pittsburgh Steelers 

This was back when I was proud to be an NFL and Pittsburgh Steelers fan. These guys were REAL football players

This is quite arguably the greatest hall of fame speech of all time. Eloquent, concise, and humble. Expressing such pride in his owner, his team, his city, and it's people. He knew exactly what to say to get the crowd cheering, and he thanked EVERYONE, including the little guys like the team's equipment managers. Jack Lambert seems like the ultimate Steeler.

American by birth. Steelers Fan by the grace of God

" You dam well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler " says it all.

My favorite player of all time.

The Clint Eastwood of the nfl.

I never knew that Mr. Jack Lambert was so eloquent in his speech read that he studied to be veterinarian. Excellent speech well done!

at only 218 lbs, he was able to deliver such power...pound for pound the hardest hitting lb in history

Jack Lambert wasn't one of the greats because he was tough or because he was crazy on the field. He was one of the greats because he was SMART. That's reflected in this thoughtful, intelligent speech.

Jack Lambert was the heart of those great Steelers teams; Joe Greene was the soul.

I'm a die hard Cleveland Browns fan, but my favorite player of all time is Jack Lambert. The toughest guy I've ever seen playing football. That was a hell of a speech Jack.

The absolute best line in any Hall of Fame speech 07:35.

as a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, Jack Lambert is my favorite

Very few NFL players of today deserve to be mentioned in the same breath with Jack Lambert and the football stars from his era.

And THAT GUY ,is the #1 reason why I LOVE THE STEELERS today!!! More than 40 yrs after 1st watching Jack lay people out, he is STILL my #1 greatest Steeler of all time!!! Thank you Mr. Lambert for all you did for the Black n Gold!

"you damn well better believe, I'd be a Pittsburgh Steeler..."

Greatest ffffinnnggg linebacker of all!!!!

My all time favorite Pittsburgh Steeler.

# 58. Jack Lambert. My favorite football player of all time.

Jack Lambert what a speech...

At 61 when I'm having a bad start to my day. I listen to this speech and remember his career. Then I'm 18 again!

I know all about how they say today's NFL players are bigger, stronger, and faster than yesteryear's players but I would put that Steel Curtain defense of the 70's up against ANY defense I've ever seen.

My top three favorites steelers of the 70s are Jack Lambert ,Mel Blount ,Mean Joe Greene

One of the greatest linebackers ever to play the game and one of the smartest.

“The Greatest Defense Ever Assembled” Amen Jack Amen ...

My favorite Steeler of all time...I can still see his gap-toothed scowl when getting in position on the defense before the snap...so many great Steelers from that era...the Steel Curtain will never be forgotten.

Thank you Jack. For everything.

Super Bad ass Linebacker!

#58 should definitely be retired by the Steelers. Hell.. everytime I see ANY #58 .. I think of this man .

Jack Lambert was the Best!!! 🖤💛 #58!

This guy was the best defensive player I ever saw, he was awesome

That's a true alpha male, no tears, just states the facts.

My favorite Steeler of all time #58 ❤️

The absolute greatest speech ever given

He was a real football player

Absolutely love the Steelers. From South Africa

Even my phone saluted Lambert...after his speech ended my battery showed 58 percent!

Jack gave a great Hall of Fame induction speech.

Hes simply the greatest linebacker in Pittsburgh history

I was at a Steelers game several years back. They had former players come on to the field at halftime. I thought the place was going crazy, then they announced Jack Lambert. It was by far the loudest I had ever heard any stadium or crowd of people in my life. That includes Penn State games I attended with around 100k people or any rock concert I've been to. It was awesome.

That was a beautiful speech

My FAVORITE Steeler of all time PERIOD!!💖

It’s always great to start with thanking mom, and then dad.

Of all the great talent who ever had the honor and privilege of playing for Chuck Noll, Jack Lambert represented Coach Noll's archetype for what the ideal player should be.

A memorable speech from an iconic player.

Love or hate the Steelers, they epitomize what SHOULD be the norm. I'm now 51 and the Steelers have had 3 coaches in my lifetime. Loyalty. More than a dozen players have come back to Pitt, some for a single day, just to retire a Steeler. No other team can say the same, at least not to the same extent. thanks for everything, Jack, Art, Lisa, and all the rest.

One of the best induction speeches ever, from one of the best ever

One of the strongest reasons for being a steelers fan. Here we go!

As a quarterback, Jack Lambert inspired me to wear a pink dress, Thanks Jack!

Damn it's great to be a Pittsburgh Steelers fan!

This is the best speech that I heard. Emotionally and amazing hall of fame ever.

"Greatest Defense" ever assembled is correct. The "Steel Curtain".

One of the absolute greats.

Pure Class Dude.

Proud to be a Steeler fan and Jack Lambert is a main reason why. Go Steelers !!!!!

what a man, what an organisation

Jack Lambert embodies everything that is GREAT about Steelers football! He delivered his brand of football, on his terms and imposed his will on cowering opponents. His passion was fierce. His play was hard, relentless and sometimes brutal. But, he always achieved his end result which was a winning and being a key part of a dominant Steelers team. Because he exuded all the qualities of a no-nonsense, hard working people in a tough steel town -- Jack Lambert will always remain the well-deserved poster child for Steelers Nation!

We were SO lucky to have this team of Steelers! Jack was absolutely a great man first, great player second. Love you Jack!

Lambert has always been and always will be my favorite player!! That's when men were men, and football was football. I don't watch anymore, what is now, ,The National Felon League, and their political BS!! Thank you Jack, for helping to make the NFL what it used to be, true sports environment!!!

Best speech ever at the hall of fame.....

Jack Lambert.... nobody does it better! Awesome player!!!! Definitely apart of the greatest defense ever! Steel Curtain!!!

Only Jack can get away with telling the crowd to hush up let’s get going. 😂 What a way to end a speech. Chills bro. Only a man’s man can say such a thing.

MR. LAMBERT! NUFF SAID! #PS4L

It’s a shame that the players today can’t and will never be the level of player that Jack Lambert and his fellow teammates were!

Fantastic speech. My absolute favorite football player ever.

"Discipline is necessary to excell".........................enough said.

I'm not a Steelers fan. But I will speak theses words. I'm 57 years old and I watched football since a 6 year old kid. And I can truly say it was always exciting watching this hall of famer play. My opinion one of the greatest linebackers that ever played the game. There would never be another Jack Lambert ever. And I truly believe every running back ran through that line was definitely afraid of him. They knew if they were tackle definitely Jack Lambert something to do with it.

Life long Steeler fan, but this is the first time I’ve watched Mr. Lambert’s Hall of Fame speech! Where is a damn tissue when I need one! 🥲 ☮️🖖🏽

Favorite Steeler Ever! Let's Go Pittsburgh!

Very underrated in fact of how smart he was.. As intense as any player I have ever seen

Wow I never knew what a speech artist Lambert was. A classy, inspirational effort to say the least. But it sure was a treat to watch him rule the defensive field of play back in the glory days. Kudos forever to you Jack !!

Wow. What a speech. He really was the ultimate Steeler.

Wow that was a darn good speech, a lot of reference to Pittsburgh. Is Jack running for mayor? Be Impossible for him to loose.

Even though Jack Lambert is only a few years older than me, he was and has always been my favorite NFL player. 1974 Steeler draft: Round. Pick 1. 21. Lynn Swann 2. 46. Jack Lambert 4. 82. John Stallworth 5. 125. Mike Webster All in the Hall of Fame....Greatest draft in NFL history.

Jack was my favorite! He gave his all, in every single game, the guy had no quit button!

Jack Lambert was a football player's football player.

What a great speech.

My all time favorite player he was MEAN and WONDERFUL. PS4L

5:24 "There is not an owner, or a team, or a coaching staff, or a people in a city, that I would rather have played for in the entire world."

Way to go, Jack!😊 Still brings tears to my eyes!😢

My favorite player of all time thanked everybody from his mother to the equipment man a Class Act!

Is it me or did anyone else got those goosebumps?!?! This guy represents the american dream. Down to earth guy which won everything in football. His passion for the game and especially his love for the Steelers Nation and the blue collar background is so lovely. Jack Lambert is the epitome of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the hard working people in the US. Greets from Germany

Beautiful!

Always a fan of 58..see him in a new light after that speech..missed it live..can’t believe it’s 30 yrs ago

Jack Lambert...only the greatest men can be so humble so as to recognize and thank "the most important people in the organization: the locker room and equipment man..." besides thanking his family, coaches, fans and teammates. Those were the days, when men were men and football was really football. God bless Lambert for all the good times he gave us, Steelers' fans. And you can be damn sure I'd be a Steelers' fan if I was born again!!

THE MAN!!!! 👍👍❤️❤️

So lucky to have been able to watch Jack Lambert play for our Pittsburgh Steelers!!! Thank You Jack for all your great play through the years!!!

Mr. Lambert’s HoF speech remains a favorite of mine for its sincerity and humility

That man was a football player. Just awesome

The core of the greatest defense that ever played, in all of NFL history, clearly a leader and a man that the Steelers and all of their fans will always remember...impressive speech, brought back childhood memories of watching this great linebacker wreak havoc on opposing offenses, never forget.

IF I HAD TO START MY LIFE ALL OVER AGAIN I'D BE A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER AND YOU DAM BETTER BELIEVE I'D BE A PITTSBURGH STEELER, WOW THAT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE'S WITH THE PRIDE OF BEING A PITTSBURGH STEELER FAN MY WHOLE LIFE, JACK LAMBERT A TRUE STEELER.

When I think of a linebacker Jack is 1st on the list. The epitome of toughness

Steelers fan since 1969 and Jack is my favorite player of all time!

What a great speech!! Here we go!!!

I absolutely love this, and I’m a Browns fan!! Big respect to Lambert and The Pittsburgh organization.

How does this team bury itself in our hearts so deep? I watched Troy's speech tonight, and tears filled my eyes with pride that such a wonderful man was on the team I grew up loving. Then, this video popped up on my feed. I've seen it many times before, but watching it again tonight, more tears of pride dripped down my cheeks. I simply love that I'm a member of Steelers Nation!

I am a lifelong Callas Cowboy fan. But that is one of the best Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction speeches that I have ever heard. Jack Lambert was truly bad ass as the middle linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I remember that one of his nicknames was Count Dracula in Cleats. The Steelers proved their claim to NFL fame as the team of the 1970s by their 8 consecutive AFC Central Division Titles from 1972 to 1979, advancing to the AFC Championship Game 6 times in 1972, 1974,1975, 1976, 1978 and 1979; winning 4 of them and winning all 4 Super Bowls that they played in in Super Bowls 9, 10, 11 and 12. The Steelers took on incredibly talented and truly great Cowboy and Raider teams also in their 1970s prime and managed to defeat them in big games. Plus they had to deal with rest of the league gunning for them too. I hate to says this, but Lambert and his Pittsburgh Steelers were and always will be remembered for dominating the NFL in the 1970s and they will always be great champions who were, are and always will be a credit to pro football and the NFL. Rest In Peace, Franco Harris.

Jack Lambert #1 THE BEST

What a fucking true class man.......his hall of fame. Nice Jack

There have been many great linebackers! None Better than Jack!