Jack Ham

In mid-2019 the newsletter of the PSU Alumni Association rated Ham first among the 100 greatest athletes, considering all sports and all previous football players, in University history.

[5] Ham played college ball at Pennsylvania State University, where he also joined the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

[1][7] On December 11, 2014, the Big Ten Network included Ham on "The Mount Rushmore of Penn State Football", as chosen by online fan voting.

[8][9] As these numbers indicate, Ham had a flair for the big play, guided by some of the best football instincts ever found in a linebacker.

[1][2] His 53 takeaways are the most in NFL history by a non-defensive back, while his 32 interceptions rank him 3rd all time among linebackers, behind Don Shinnick and Stan White.

[5] After announcing his retirement as an active player on February 17, 1983,[10] Ham began a career as a radio personality.

Ham also believes medical marijuana would help counter the ongoing opioid epidemic affecting society as a whole.