American football player (born 1958)
American football player
Craig Alan Wolfley
(born May 19, 1958) is a former
football
player and current
color analyst
for the
Pittsburgh Steelers
.
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Along with fellow Steeler
Max Starks
, he hosts a show on
970 ESPN
.
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College career
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Wolfley attended
Syracuse University
from 1976 to 1979. He was a four-year letter winner as an offensive lineman.
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In 1999, Wolfley was named to the Syracuse University Football All Century team.
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Professional career
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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.
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Other sports
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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.
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In 2002, Wolfley lost a four-round boxing match to
Butterbean
.
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He also holds a black belt in jiu jitsu.
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Personal life
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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.
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