How Did Tunch Ilkin Die: Tunch Ilkin, double cross Pro Bowl hostile lineman and long-lasting Steelers telecaster kicked the bucket Saturday following a fight with ALS (amyotrophic sidelong sclerosis), usually know as Lou Gehrig’s infection. He was 63.

Ilkin was drafted by Pittsburg in the 6th round of the 1980 NFL draft. He went through 13 years with the Steelers and finished his last season in the association with the Green Bay Packers.

After his playing profession, Ilkin got back to the Steelers association as a shading examiner for a very long time. He reported his retirement in June to zero in on treatment.

Ilkin likewise filled in as a VP of the NFL players Association from 1989 to 1994.

“We are sorrowful by the death of Tunch Ilkin. He was a man of confidence who committed as long as he can remember to being a passionate Christian and family man,” Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a group articulation. “His enthusiasm for the sport of football was apparent in his daily existence. As a player, he battled his direction through difficult stretches of being cut and harmed, however kept on having an effect as a head of our hostile line and made two Pro Bowls.