01-04-2013, 11:33 AM
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Re: Is Tunch Ilkin a legitimate candidate for the OL coaching position?
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Originally Posted by Hawaii 5-0
Is Tunch Ilkin a legitimate candidate for the offensive line coach position vacated by Sean Kugler?
By Paper Champions on Jan 2
Bill Cowher once offered former Steelers player and current radio analyst Tunch Ilkin the team's offensive line coach job. Ilkin turned the job down because of the time commitments...
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Ilkin lost his wife to breast cancer earlier this year, so he may-be looking for another challenge in-life, to fill the lonely hours:
my fiancee's 30+ month battle aginst the same disease ended last week, so I am beginning to understand how the idle time drives you crazy
I had a chance run-in with Ilkin a few years ago, during training camp at Latrobe, and from what I saw, he might add a much-needed 'snarl' to the O-line
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