Turkish-American gridiron football player and sports broadcaster (1957–2021)
American football player
Tunch Ilkin
Ilkin in 2009
No. 62, 79
Position:
Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:
(1957-09-23)September 23, 1957 Istanbul, Turkey
Died:
September 4, 2021(2021-09-04) (aged 63) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
263 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school:
Highland Park (IL)
College:
Indiana State
NFL draft:
1980 / Round: 6 / Pick: 165
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (1980–1992)
Green Bay Packers (1993)
Career highlights and awards
2× Pro Bowl (1988, 1989)
Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team
Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
177
Games started:
143[1]
Fumble recoveries:
4
Player stats at PFR
Tunch Ilkin (Turkish: Tunç Ali İlkin; September 23, 1957 – September 4, 2021) was a Turkish-American football player and sports broadcaster. A two-time Pro Bowl selection as an offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he was the first Turk to play in the National Football League (NFL).[2][3] He was voted to the Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team. After his playing career, he was a television and radio analyst for the Steelers from 1998 to 2020.[4]
^"Tunch Ilkin Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^"The Rumble". The New York Post. March 3, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2021. He can fall back on a degree in finance, but he would rather follow in the mobile, agile footsteps of former Steelers offensive lineman Tunch Ilkin, the lone NFL player of Turkish descent.
^Shawn Nottingham and Christina Maxouris (September 4, 2021). "Former NFL player Tunch Ilkin dies at 63". CNN.
^Bailey, Analis. "Former Steelers player, longtime broadcaster Tunch Ilkin dies at 63 after battling ALS". USA TODAY.
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