NITTANY LION HISTORY PENN STATE FOOTBALL 2013
PENN STATERS IN CANTON PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Jack Ham Linebacker Inducted: 1988 Penn State, 1968-70 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1971-82
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A second-round draft choice in 1971, Jack Ham played on four Super Bowl title teams and was voted to the AllPro team nine consecutive seasons in a career in which he made 32 pass interceptions. A unanimous choice for the NFL Team-of-the-Decade for the 1970s, Ham was the 1975 National Football League Defensive Player-ofthe-Year. He is the president of a drug testing services company and lives in Moon Township, Pa. He also works as an analyst on the Penn State radio network as well as professional football broadcasts.
Franco Harris Fullback Inducted: 1990 Penn State, 1969-71 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1972-83 Seattle Seahawks, 1984 In 13 NFL seasons, Franco Harris rushed for 12,120 yards on 2,949 carries and scored 91 touchdowns. He ranks No. 13 in the NFL in all-time rushing. He topped the 1,000-yard mark eight times and totaled more than 100 yards rushing in 47 games. The Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl IX, Harris was elected to play in nine Pro Bowls. He was the 13th player chosen in the first round of the 1972 NFL Draft. Harris joined teammate Jack Ham on the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Pro team of the 1970s. Harris resides in Sewickley, Pa., where he is a business executive.
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August Michalske Guard Inducted: 1964 Penn State, 1923-25 New York Yankees (AFL), 1926 New York Yankees (NFL), 1927-28 Green Bay Packers, 1929-35, 37 August “Mike” Michalske, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio, joined the New York Yankees of the American Football League after a distinguished career with the Nittany Lions. When the Yankees switched to the National Football League in 1927, he played two more seasons in New York before being traded to the Green Bay Packers, where he was a member of three NFL championship teams (1929-31). Although only 6-0 and 206 pounds, Michalske was an outstanding lead guard on running plays and a feared defender, whose blitzing technique was ahead of its time. A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s All-Pro team of the 1920s, Michalske died on Oct. 26, 1983.
Lenny Moore Running Back Inducted: 1975 Penn State, 1953-55 Baltimore Colts, 1956-67 Lenny Moore’s high-stepping style as an offensive centerpiece of the Baltimore Colts’ title teams of the late 1950s earned him the nickname “Spats.” In 12 seasons, he was a five-time All-Pro, played in seven Pro Bowls and set an NFL record by scoring at least one touchdown in 18 consecutive games. He missed most of the 1963 season and was voted the 1964 Comeback Player-ofthe-Year, racking up more than 1,000 yards rushing and receiving and scoring 20 TDs. He had career-highs of 649 rushing yards (7.5 ypc) as a rookie in 1956, and 50 catches and 938 receiving yards in 1958. He scored 113 TDs and gained 12,451 yards of offense in his career. Moore was selected for the Hall of Fame All-Pro squad of the 1950s. A native of Reading, Pa., Moore lives in Randallstown, Md.
Mike Munchak Guard Inducted: 2001 Penn State, 1979-81 Houston Oilers, 1982-93 A standout guard for 12 years with the National Football League’s Houston Oilers, Mike Munchak was selected for the Pro Bowl nine times in his career (1982-93). From Scranton, Pa., he was the eighth player selected and the first offensive lineman chosen in the 1982 draft. In just his third year in the NFL (1984), he was named to the first of his seven American Football Conference all-star teams and was selected All-Pro for the first time. Munchak was the centerpiece of an offensive line which helped the Oilers to seven consecutive playoff appearances (1987-93), including AFC Central Division titles in 1991 and ‘93. Munchak retired in 1993 after playing in 159 regular-season games. He joined the Oiler coaching staff in ‘94 and is head coach of the Tennessee Titans.
Dave Robinson Linebacker Inducted: 2013 Penn State, 1960-62 Green Bay Packers, 1963-72 Washington Redskins, 1973-74 Dave Robinson was enshrined on August 3, 2013. From Mount Laurel, N.J., Robinson was a 1962 first-team AllAmerican and a three-year letterman, helping Penn State to a 24-8 record from 1960-62, including wins in the 1960 Liberty Bowl and the 1961 Gator Bowl as an offensive and defensive end. The Green Bay Packers selected Robinson in the first round of the 1963 NFL Draft (14th overall). He played linebacker for the Packers from 1963-72 and the Washington Redskins in 1973-74. A three-time Pro Bowl pick (1966-67, 1969) and two-time first-team All-Pro (1967, 1969), he was a starter on three NFL title (1965-67) and Super Bowl (I and II) winning teams. Named to the NFL’s 1960s All-Decade team, he intercepted 27 passes in his 12-year career. Robinson, who resides in Akron, Ohio, was enshrined into the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1982.