Butler University Athletics

Lambert, who passed away in January of 2013, was a two-sport athlete, earning seven varsity letters while competing on Butler's football and baseball squads. He had a solid football career, helping Butler to a conference co-championship in 1977 and earning honorable mention All-Heartland Collegiate Conference recognition in 1979. But it was on the baseball field where he really left his mark. The three-time, first team all-conference catcher set Butler single-season and career records for home runs (both since broken) and won a conference batting title in 1978. He led the Bulldogs in home runs for three-straight years and helped lead Butler to a pair of conference titles. He was Butler's Andy Williams Award winner in 1980.