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Training Camp Tales: The Time Jack Lambert Freaked Out Over An Empty Box

The Pittsburgh Steelers report to Saint Vincent College in Latrobe on July 26. Here is one of our final series to bridge the gap between the end of offseason practices and the start of training camp. This is the first of five parts.

One of my greatest honors remains writing a book with the late, great Tunch Ilkin. His recall was tremendous, his stories even better. Heck, his training camp tales could have filled a book on their own.

None were better than one starring (unwittingly) Jack Lambert and a seemingly harmless box. This one is so good that I can still see Tunch — man, is he missed — telling it during one of our interview sessions.