Craig Wolfley
1958-2025
Craig Wolfley, who played on the Steelers offensive line for ten seasons through the 1980's and '90's, and who has been a member of the team's radio broadcasting team since 2022, died yesterday at the age of 66. He was also a prominent member of the Steelers Alumni Organization and was active in local community charitable organizations, most notably the Salvation Army.
As a broadcaster, Wolfley was not my particular cup of tea with his penchant for making up words like "gription" (?) and "trickertion". In fact, "Trickeration" became a sort of trademark for him and the word has actually become almost acceptable usage, at least around Pittsburgh, in describing certain aspects of a football game. He also liked to say that an apparently injured player appeared "to have a hitch in his giddy-up", a phrase that made my teeth grind.
But what the hell, Wolf was a maybe-not-great-but-still-pretty-damned-good-Steeler from the Chuck Noll Era, and by all accounts a really good guy. He also became an authentic local character within the Pittsburgh sports scene, and there's nothing wrong with that.
RIP Craig Wolfley
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