Penn State Football Great, Radio Broadcaster Jack Ham Hospitalized After Medical Emergency Before Washington Game
Elena has been reporting on health and wellness topics for over three years, with a focus on public health initiatives in Central Pennsylvania. She earned her degree from Millersville University and has contributed to various health-related publications.
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Penn State football legend and radio analyst Jack Ham was hospitalized on Saturday morning after suffering an undisclosed medical emergency prior to the Nittany Lions' game against Washington. Ham was taken to the University of Washington Medical Center, where he was being treated as of Saturday afternoon, according to a statement from Penn State Athletics. His condition was not disclosed, and the university said it had no further information to provide A Pro Football and College Football Hall of Fame linebacker, Ham has been a gameday analyst for the Penn State Sports Network since 2000, calling Nittany Lion football play-by-play man Steve Jones. After missing about 45 minutes of Saturday's pregame show, Jones broke the news about Ham's hospitalization upon his return to the broadcast. Brian Tripp filled in for Ham as commentator during the game. Ham played for Penn State from 1967-70 and was a key figure in two undefeated seasons. He went on to a 12-year career with the P