Tunch Ilkin always jokes that the title of the book chronicling his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers would be: "Too Late for the Super Bowls; Too Early for Free Agency." Drafted on the sixth round ...

PHILANTHROPIST. >> PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4 REPORTER BOB MAYO WITH A LOOK AT HIS CELEBRATION OF LIFE. >> THIS WAS A LARGE AND HEARTFELT SERVICE BILLED AS A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF TUNCH ILKIN.

On Saturday morning former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle and radio analyst Tunch Ilkin died at the age of 63 after a battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). According to Tom Reed of ...

Tunch Ilkin, the former broadcaster and tackle whose hard-nosed play on the football field was matched by his kindness and generosity off it, died Saturday after a year-long fight with ALS, the ...

Last October Ilkin revealed that he had been diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), which is commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. It’s a progressive nervous system disease that affects ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tunch Ilkin, a two-time Pro Bowl tackle, team captain, and longtime broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Steelers, died today at UPMC ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- As the news of Tunch Ilkin's passing made waves through the sports world, Steeler Nation shared several messages with kind words and condolences about the former player and ...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Craig “Wolf” Wolfley recalled a Thanksgiving Day in the 1980s. His friend and teammate Tunch Ilkin invited Wolfley to serve turkey and all the trimmings at Light of ...

Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers broadcaster and former Pro Bowl lineman Tunch Ilkin died Saturday, the team confirmed. Steelers president Art Rooney II confirmed Ilkin’s death on Saturday by issuing a ...