Of all the Pittsburgh Steelers who knew Franco Harris, linebacker Jack Ham knew him the longest. Teammates at Penn State, both were drafted by the Steelers in consecutive years, Ham in 1971, Harris in 1972. Ham joined Stan Savran’s Show on iHeart Radio Wednesday to remember his now late-friend and how initially, the Steelers’ defense were skeptical of Harris’ selection. But they quickly realized they were wrong.
The 13th overall pick of the 1972 draft, Ham explains the Steelers used a recent pick on another RB, Bob Campbell. Drafted in the 4th round of the 1969 Draft, part of Chuck Noll’s inaugural draft class, Campbell didn’t pan out for the Steelers, trying but failing to make the switch from receiver to runner.