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Tunch Ilkin (born Tunç Ali İlkin, September 23, 1957 in Istanbul) is a Turkish American sports broadcaster and a former American football player. He currently serves as a television and radio analyst for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Ilkin's parents Mehmet and Ayten Ilkin emigrated to the United States when he was two years old and settled in the Chicago area. He attended Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois where he won All Conference and All County honors as a football player. In 1975, he was granted an athletic scholarship to Indiana State University. He was chosen by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 1980 NFL Draft.
He played offensive tackle for the Steelers from 1980 to 1992, earning two Pro Bowl appearance honors (1988 and 1989). He played for the Green Bay Packers in 1993 before retiring from football. He served as Vice-President of the NFL Player's Association from 1989 to 1994.
After retiring from football, Ilkin began appearing as a commentator and sports reporter on sports broadcasts in the Pittsburgh market. His popular segment, titled Lunch with Tunch, featured interviews with Steeler players and coaches.
Pittsburgh Steeler Tunch Ilken on Football, Manliness, and Drug Abuse
Rae Crowther Co. - Tunch Punch Ladder
Tunch Ilkin, In the Locker Room with Tunch and Wolf
Tunch Ilkin on Training Camp
Pittsburgh Steelers Greatest Offensive Lineman: 1933-2010
Tunch Ilkin welcome to the Colussy Chevrolet showroom
Steelers Stories w/ Craig Wolfley, Tunch Ilkin, Gary Dunn - Podcast Promo
Tunch Ilkin and the Tunch-A-Strator
Tunch Ilkin and Craig Wolfley for Mrs. T's Pierogies
Tunch Ilkin 2010 Spring Training clip
Tunch Ilken played offensive tackle for the Steelers from 1980 to 1992 and for the Green Bay Packers in 1993. During his time with Pittsburgh, Ilken struggled with drug and alcohol problems. Some of the other players changed his life by sharing the Gospel with him, and he shares that story with host Don Black on this episode of Real Life. For more videos, visit: http://reallife.ctvn.org/
PUNCH LIKE THE PROS: The Tunch Punch Ladder is designed by two NFL veterans, Tom Myslinski and Tunch Ilkin The Tunch Punch Ladder (TPL) is essentially a speed agility foot ladder mounted on a wall. Let's have Tom Myslinski explain, "Through working with and training under Tunch Ilkin, developer of 'Tunches Punches,' I have developed the Tunch Punch Ladder. Together, we are finding it extremely useful and beneficial in training our athletes. We, as football coaches, understand the importance of the feet in our sport. More importantly, we also understand the specific role the hands play in striking, blocking, and attacking. The more we use this teaching tool, the greater our results have been in strengthening and reconditioning our athletes on the correct motor programs." For informat...
Former Steelers Lineman and Current Steelers Broadcaster Tunch Ilkin shares his thoughts about training camp and Saint Vincent. Interview by Saint Vincent student Sean King.
This is an ode to some of the greatest men who've taken the field for the almighty black and gold, the starting 5, 1-on-1 fighting in the trenches, giving their quarterbacks' runningbacks' protection and time! Proud to be an offensive lineman! Centers 21 Chuck Cherundolo 1941-1942; 1945-1948 Penn State 57 Frank Sinkovitz 1947-1952 Duke 56 Bill Walsh 1949-1954 Notre Dame 82 George Tarasovic 1952-1963 LSU 56 Ray Mansfield 1964-1976 Washington 52 Mike Webster 1974-1988 Wisconsin 66 Ted Petersen 1977-1983; 1987 Eastern Illinois 63 Dermontti Dawson 1988-2000 Kentucky 66 Jim Sweeney 1996-1999 Pittsburgh 62 Roger Duffy 1998-2001 Penn State 54 Mike Schneck 1999-2004 Wisconsin 64 Jeff Hartings 2001-2006 Penn State 56 Chukky Okobi 2001-2006 Purdue 61 Sean Mahan 2007-2007 Notre Dame ...
Welcome to our newly remodeled showroom! Tunch Ilkin is here to show you around.
A special podcast episode of the Craig Wolfley Podcast "Steelers Stories" Craig welcomes his old buddy Tunch Ilkin in studio and on the phone from Florida former Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Gary Dunn. Listen to this podcast episode and all episodes on the "Pittsburgh Podcast Network" on iTunes and Soundcloud. Links: http://pittsburghpodcastnetwork.com http://craigwolfley.com http://soundcloud.com/talent-network http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pittsburghpodcastnetwork/id877693559?mt=2 Twitter Handles: @Steelers @CraigWolfley @TunchIlkin @TunchandWolf @PGHPodcast @TNImedia
Funny commercial promo for FSN's Savran on SportsBeat with Tunch Ilkin, Stan Savran and Rob King.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman and now Steelers broadcasters Tunch Ilkin and Craig Wolfley love to eat Mrs. T's Pierogies when gathering their best buddies to watch football. Mrs. T's Pierogies is a proud sponsor of the "State of the Steelers Address" segment on the new weekly online tv show..."Pregame Meal with Tunch & Wolf" More on the show and Craig Wolfley http://craigwolfley.com and at Pittsburgh Podcast Network http://PittsburghPodcastNetwork.com ++++ Check out the Mrs. T's Pierogies web site linked below for the story, recipes and products available. http://www.pierogies.com/retail/