Ham Lambert Russell Signed Steelers 16x20 Photo "24 Pro Bowls" - JSA Witnessed

Add the autographs of the three linebackers who anchored the Steel Curtain — paired with the inscription naming the NFL record they hold collectively — to your collection with this Jack Ham, Jack Lambert, and Andy Russell Triple-Signed Pittsburgh Steelers 16x20 Photograph with "NFL Record 24 Pro Bowls" Inscription — JSA Witnessed Authentication. The photo captures the three Steel Curtain linebackers in a Steelers locker room, with all three signatures rendered in gold paint pen across the image. Ham added the inscription "HOF '88" alongside his autograph; Lambert added "HOF '90" alongside his, plus the multi-player inscription "NFL Record 24 Pro Bowls" — naming the combined Pro Bowl total of the three signers (Ham 8 + Lambert 9 + Russell 7 = 24), one of the most celebrated linebacker-corps credentials in NFL history. The piece carries a witnessed certificate of authenticity from JSA — meaning a JSA representative was physically present at the signing — providing a higher authentication tier than standard post-signing review.

This Pittsburgh Steelers 16x20 Photograph has been hand-signed by all three linebackers — Jack Ham (with "HOF '88" inscription), Jack Lambert (with "HOF '90" inscription and "NFL Record 24 Pro Bowls" inscription), and Andy Russell. The autographs and inscriptions have been certified through JSA Witnessed Authentication with a witnessed certificate of authenticity.

Product Highlights

• Hand-signed by all three Steel Curtain linebackers: Jack Ham (Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1988), Jack Lambert (Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1990), and Andy Russell (seven-time Pro Bowl Steelers captain, two-time Super Bowl champion)
• Three signature inscriptions on the photo: Ham's "HOF '88" alongside his autograph; Lambert's "HOF '90" alongside his autograph; Lambert's additional "NFL Record 24 Pro Bowls" inscription naming the combined Pro Bowl total of the three signers
• Pittsburgh Steelers 16x20 Photograph — premium standard photo size showing all three linebackers in Steelers locker room context; gold paint pen signatures with photographic clarity against the image
• JSA Witnessed Authentication — JSA representative physically present at the signing; higher authentication tier than standard post-signing JSA review; witnessed COA verifiable at JSA's official website
• Combined credentials: 24 Pro Bowls, 12 All-Pro selections, 10 Super Bowl rings, 2 Pro Football Hall of Fame busts (Ham and Lambert), 4 NFL 75th and 100th Anniversary All-Time Team selections (Ham and Lambert)
• Andy Russell signature: now part of a permanently fixed signature pool following Russell's death on February 29, 2024 at age 82
• Backed by our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee

"NFL Record 24 Pro Bowls" — A Combined Linebacker-Corps Credential

The "24 Pro Bowls" inscription on this photo names the combined Pro Bowl total of the three signers — eight for Jack Ham, nine for Jack Lambert, and seven for Andy Russell — across their Steelers careers. Across NFL history, the three-man linebacker corps that anchored Pittsburgh's 1970s Steel Curtain remains the gold-standard linebacker unit by virtually every credential-counting measure. The trio combined for 24 Pro Bowl selections, 12 All-Pro nominations, and 10 Super Bowl rings across their careers. Ham and Lambert were both named to the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team and the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team — placing them on the league's official short list of all-time greatest players at any position. Pro Football Hall of Fame voter and Senior Selection Committee member Rick Gosselin has written that "from 1974-76, there was no better linebacking corps in NFL history than the trio that provided the steel in the Steel Curtain. Jack Ham lined up as the weakside linebacker, Jack Lambert in the middle and Andy Russell on the strong side." The "NFL Record 24 Pro Bowls" inscription locks the photo to that collective credential — naming the specific number that quantifies the unit's historical standing rather than relying on a generic "Steel Curtain" framing.

The Three Signatures — Two Hall of Famers and an All-Time Captain

Jack Ham (#59) was the weakside linebacker for the Steelers from 1971 through 1982, earning eight straight Pro Bowl selections from 1973 to 1980, six consecutive First-Team All-Pro selections from 1974 to 1979, and four Super Bowl championships. He intercepted 32 career passes — an extraordinary total from the linebacker position — and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1988. The "HOF '88" inscription he added beside his signature on this photo names that first-ballot induction year.

Jack Lambert (#58) was the middle linebacker, drafted by Pittsburgh in the second round of the historic 1974 NFL Draft. He won the 1974 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award, the 1976 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award (finishing second in MVP voting that season to Bert Jones), nine Pro Bowl selections, six First-Team All-Pro selections, and four Super Bowl championships across his eleven seasons. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. The "HOF '90" inscription he added beside his signature names that induction year, and the "NFL Record 24 Pro Bowls" inscription names the credential the three signers hold collectively.

Andy Russell (#34) was the strong-side linebacker and the longest-tenured of the three, playing 12 seasons with the Steelers from 1963 through 1976 (with a two-year military service gap in 1964-1965). He earned seven Pro Bowl selections, served as Steelers defensive captain for ten years, and won two Super Bowl championships in his final two seasons (Super Bowl IX and X). Russell was the bridge between the Steelers' pre-Noll era and the Steel Curtain dynasty — the only player who served as a starter both before Coach Chuck Noll's arrival in 1969 and during the championship years that followed. Andy Russell passed away on February 29, 2024 at age 82, permanently closing the supply of his authentic signatures. Every Russell signature in collector circulation today is now part of a fixed pool that will not grow.

The Closed Window — A Permanently Fixed Triple-Signature Pool

Multi-player signed memorabilia carries a unique structural characteristic: the supply of authentic pieces depends on every signer's continued availability to sign. The 2024 death of Andy Russell permanently closed the production window for new Ham/Lambert/Russell triple-signed inventory. No future signing session can produce additional pieces in this exact configuration — every Steel Curtain linebacker triple-signed item now in collector circulation is from the inventory pool produced before Russell's death. Ham and Lambert remain alive and continue to sign at events, but a new Ham/Lambert duo-signed piece is structurally a different category of memorabilia from a Ham/Lambert/Russell triple-signed piece. The triple-signed format with all three Steel Curtain linebackers is now a closed window, increasing in scarcity over time as existing pieces are removed from active resale circulation. This piece, signed and inscribed during the era when all three signers were alive and the inscription was added to commemorate their collective Pro Bowl record, sits in that permanently fixed inventory pool.

JSA Witnessed Authentication

This photograph has been authenticated through the JSA Witnessed program, which means a James Spence Authentication representative was physically present at the signing session and observed the autographs being applied. JSA Witnessed authentication represents a higher tier than standard JSA post-signing review — the witnessed COA documents not only that the signatures match the players but that the signatures were obtained in the authenticator's direct presence. The witnessed certificate of authenticity ships with the photograph and can be verified at JSA's official website.

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