By Kyle Morgan ,
1 hours ago
(WHTM) -- Jack Ham, a legend who played with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Penn State football team, was rushed to a Washington hospital after experiencing a medical emergency Saturday.
According to multiple media reports, including WTAJ's Riley Holsinger , Penn State Athletics announced that Ham is being treated at the University of Washington Medical Center. There is no further information at this time.
Ham, who was in Washington to cover Saturday's Big 10 game between Penn State and Washington for Penn State Sports Network's radio broadcast, played for the Nittany Lions from 1969 to 1970, earning an All-American honor while collecting 251 career tackles. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
Drafted in the second round of the 1971 NFL Draft by the Steelers, Ham went on to become a key fixture of the lauded Steel Curtain defense, leading the team to four Super Bowl victories. He was an 8-time All-Pro (6-time first-teamer), 8-time Pro Bowler and a member of both the 75th Anniversary and 100th Anniversary teams for the NFL, earning an induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988.
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