Jack Ham

Jack Raphael Ham Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1971 to 1982. He is considered one of the greatest outside linebackers in the history of the NFL. Ham was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions. 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. ^{Jack Ham, American football player and sportscaster}

23 December 1948

Born on the same birth date (23 December 1948): David Davis (British politician) • Jim Ferguson • Rick Wohlhuter

Born on the same birth day (23 December): Abdul Ghani Minhat • Dino Risi • Gharib Niwaz (Manipur) • Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham • James Gregory (actor) • Jess Harnell • Mario Santana • Matt Baker • Nancy Graves • Thomas Smith (diplomat) • William Armstrong (Virginia politician) • Zbyněk Michálek

Born in the same month (December 1948): Alan Parsons • Boudewijn Büch • Candy Crowley • Dave Kingman • Dee Wallace • Elizabeth Berg (author) • George T. Johnson • Jacky Clark Chisholm • Jan Hrubý • Jeff Baxter • Jim Bonfanti • John Waters (actor) • Kay Hymowitz • Lillian Board • Lynne Thigpen • Rick Nielsen • Sarfraz Nawaz • Southside Johnny • Stan Bowles • Ted Nugent • Valery Belousov