Tunch Ilkin, who had a long career in the NFL as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, has announced that he will be retiring as a broadcaster to focus on his treatment as he battles ALS.
“I have had 37 years in the NFL, with 14 as a player and the last 23 in broadcasting as the color analyst on the Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network, and I’ve decided to retire,” said Ilkin in a statement that was released Thursday morning on the Steelers website.
Ilkin revealed in October that he had been diagnosed with ALS a month earlier.