Craig Wolfley
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Wolfley in 2016
No. 73
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1958-05-19) May 19, 1958
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
College:Syracuse
NFL Draft:1980 / Round: 5 / Pick: 138
Career history
Competition record
Strongman
Representing  United States
World's Strongest Man
5th 1981 World's Strongest Man

Craig Alan Wolfley (born May 19, 1958) is a former football player and current color analyst for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[1] Along with fellow Steeler Max Starks, he hosts a show on 970 ESPN.[2]

College career

Wolfley attended Syracuse University from 1976 to 1979. He was a four-year letter winner as an offensive lineman.[3] In 1999, Wolfley was named to the Syracuse University Football All Century team.[4]

Professional career

A fifth round NFL draft pick, he played offensive guard and offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1980 to 1989. He ended his career with the Minnesota Vikings from 1990 to 1991. Wolfley started 104 games, the majority at left guard.[5]

Other sports

In addition to football, Wolfley competed in weight lifting, boxing, sumo wrestling and martial arts. In 1981, he placed fifth in the World's Strongest Man competition.[6] In 2002, Wolfley lost a four-round boxing match to Butterbean.[7] He also holds a black belt in jiu jitsu.[8]

Personal life

Wolfley attended South Hills Bible Chapel under the pastoral leadership of Dr. John H. Munro with two other notable Steelers, Mike Webster and Tunch Ilkin.

Wolfley and his wife Faith have three daughters, Megan, Hannah, and Esther, and three sons, Kyle, 'CJ', and 'Max'. Wolfley also has 4 children from a previous marriage. He and Faith are the former owners of the Wolfpack Boxing Club in Carnegie, PA (previously known as MASC & located in Bridgeville PA), where they taught boxing, martial arts and other athletics.

He is the brother of Ron Wolfley, former running back of the Arizona Cardinals. Like his older brother, Ron is the color analyst for his former team and is also the co-host of a daily sports radio talk show “Wolf and Luke” on 98.7 FM in Phoenix.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "steelers.com". Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  2. ↑ "pittsburghlive.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  3. ↑ "suathletics.com". Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  4. ↑ "suathletics.com". Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  5. ↑ "pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  6. ↑ "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  7. ↑ "boxrec.com". Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  8. ↑ Aronson, Harv (5 June 2015). "Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Position Profiles: Guards from 'Moon' to DeCastro". City of Champions Sports. FanSided. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Podcast Results Archives". Retrieved 2011-03-19.
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