By Jason Hall
Jun 3, 2021
Tunch Ilkin, a former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman and the team s longtime radio color analyst, announced his retirement from broadcasting to focus on treatment for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), commonly known as Lou Gehrig s disease, on Thursday (June 3).
Ilkin, 63, who announced his diagnosis last fall, told
Steelers.com he intends to fight this thing with the help of God and is not going to lie down and take this lightly.
The former Indiana State standout was selected by the Steelers in the sixth-round of the 1980 NFL Draft and spent his first 13 seasons in Pittsburgh before one final season with the Green Bay Packers in 1993.