Taking a quick trip down Pittsburgh Steelers’ memory lane today. Jack Lambert is regarded as one of the most feared players of all time. And not just by lesser players, backups who knew Lambert and the Steel Curtain would overwhelm. Even future Hall of Famers felt the same intimidation.
Like John Elway. He faced the Steelers in his 1983 NFL debut and seeing Lambert stare him down on his first NFL snap nearly had Elway running for the hills.
Archived by The Seattle Times, Elway discussed the moment more than a decade later.