Jack Lambert was not a fan of quarterbacks.

That fact was best exemplified during Pittsburgh's victory in Cleveland in 1978, when the Steelers' Hall of Fame linebacker was nearly ejected after what was ruled as a late hit on Browns' quarterback Brian Sipe.

As you can see in the video above, Lambert voiced his displeasure with the officials over the call before being nearly tossed out of Pittsburgh's 34-14 victory.

"Lambert was mobbed by the Browns bench, but he was not ejected," the Los Angeles Times said of the incident. "He was, though, called into NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle's office to explain his actions. A week after the incident, Lambert and the Steelers were playing on Monday Night Football and Lambert drew more attention to himself by complaining to a reporter about how quarterbacks get too much protection. His choice of expressing this disapproval, though, was stating, 'Quarterbacks should wear dresses.'"

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Lambert arrived in Pittsburgh in 1974 as a little known, undersized inside linebacker out of Kent State. Eleven years later, he retired as a four time Super Bowl champion, a nine time Pro Bowler, a six time All-Pro, the 1976 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

After missing just three games during his first decade with the Steelers, a painful toe injury sidelined Lambert for half of the 1984 season. Lambert explained the severity of his injury during his retirement press conference.

"I was making a tackle and I had my toe somehow positioned into the astroturf," Lambert said. "When we hit, we hit so hard we jammed the toe and tore it out of its socket. It’s as simple as that."

Despite his absence, the Steelers rallied to advance to the AFC title game, where they fell to Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins in the highest scoring game in AFC championship history. Lambert, despite his tremendous contributions to the franchise over the years, did not feel like he deserved compensation for his limited impact during his final season with the Steelers.

"Last year was probably the most difficult year of my life in regard to football," he said. "It was the first time in my life that I ever felt like I didn’t deserve a paycheck. I felt kind of embarrassed about going back and picking up my paycheck from Mr. Rooney. It was rather embarrassing, and I certainly didn’t wanna go through that again this year."

Lambert, not wanting to go through another injury-riddled season in 1985, knew his time had come. That didn't mean, however, that saying goodbye to the Steelers and the game of football was easy.

"It’s easy to say you’re going to retire, but to actually make the phone call to Mr. Rooney and say, 'Mr. Rooney, I’m going to retire,'" Lambert said. "To call Chuck Noll and say, 'Coach Noll, I’m going to retire.' I’ve been playing football every year for 20 years, it’s just hard to imagine that it’s over. My only regret is that it went so fast.”

While he wasn't well liked by opposing quarterbacks, Lambert is still beloved by Steeler Nation that continue to remember the way No. 58 epitomized what Steeler Football was in the 1970s and what it continues to be in 2017.