Craig Alan Wolfley (born May 19, 1958) is a former football player and current

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for the

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. Along with former teammate Max Starks, he hosts a show on 970 ESPN.

College career

Wolfley attended

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

Professional career

A fifth round NFL draft pick, he played

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and offensive tackle for the

from 1980 to 1989. He ended his career with the

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from 1990 to 1991. Wolfley started 104 games, the majority at left guard.

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. In 1985, Wolfley placed second in the first professional sumo wrestling tournament ever held in North America. In 2002, Wolfley lost a four-round boxing match to Butterbean. He also holds a black belt in jiu jitsu.

Personal life

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

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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

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of the

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. Like his older brother, Ron is the

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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* Players of American football from Buffalo, New York {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfley, Craig National Football League announcers 1958 births Living people American football offensive linemen Minnesota Vikings players Pittsburgh Steelers players Syracuse Orange football players Radio personalities from Pittsburgh