Tunch Ilkin

Tunch Ilkin (born Tunç Ali İlkin; September 23, 1957 –  September 4, 2021) was a Turkish-born American football player and sports broadcaster. He played as an offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers. He was the first Turk to play in the National Football League (NFL). After his playing career, he was a television and radio analyst for the Steelers from 1998 to 2020. His career lasted from 1980 until 1993. Ilkin was born in Istanbul, Turkey.

In October 2020, Ilkin announced that he was living with ALS. He died from the disease on September 4, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of 63.

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Category:Deaths from motor neurone disease