# Steelers great Jack Ham stable after Penn State broadcast partner’s ‘heroic effort’ during medical emergency

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/steelers-great-jack-ham-stable-after-penn-state-broadcast-partners-heroic-effort-during-medical-emergency/
- Published: 2026-11-08T04:11:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T04:19:04+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/07/sports/jack-ham-stable-after-penn-state-broadcast-partners-heroic-effort-during-medical-emergency/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Jack Ham was stable after a medical emergency in Seattle.
- Broadcast partner Steve Jones was credited with a heroic response.
- Ham, 77, has been Penn State’s radio analyst since 2000.

## Summary

Penn State and Pittsburgh Steelers great Jack Ham was in stable condition after a medical emergency at Husky Stadium on Saturday, as he arrived to prepare for a radio broadcast. Coach Matt Campbell credited Ham’s broadcast partner, Steve Jones, with a “heroic effort” and thanked the University of Washington’s emergency team for their response.

Ham, 77, was taken to the nearby University of Washington Medical Center for treatment. He was an All-American linebacker at Penn State in 1970, made eight Pro Bowls and won four Super Bowls during a 12-year career with the Steelers. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990, he has served as Penn State’s radio analyst since 2000.

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