As we inch closer to training camp and the unveiling of the final 53-man roster, we have decided to create a roster of our own. We will look into the Steelers of years past and decipher an All-Time Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart. It has proven to be a fun exercise to heat up debate and compare how the game has evolved over the years. For this edition, we look at the offensive tackle position.

1.Jon Kolb

Kolb was selected in the famous 1969 NFL draft. Most will remember that as the year the Steelers added Joe Greene, and turned into the franchise we know them as today. However, Kolb was a third-round pick in that draft, taken 56th overall giving the Steelers strength on both sides of the ball. Speaking of strength, Kolb placed 4th in the world’s strongest man competition in 1978 and 1979. After his career, he was the strength and conditioning coach for the Steelers during a good portion of the 80’s.

Drafted out of Oklahoma State as a center, Kolb became a known entity by blocking for Terry Bradshaw’s blind side from 1969-81. Kolb started for all four Super Bowl teams during the 1970’s. He was also named to the 1979 All-Pro team.

2. Tunch Ilkin

Most would recognize Ilkin for his color commentary on local Steelers broadcasts, but he also was one of the best offensive tackles in the history of the franchise. Ilkin spent 13 seasons with the Steelers playing mostly right tackle. He made two pro bowls in 1988 and 1989. Ilkin started 143 games for the Steelers. Tackle is not the most respected position in Steelers history, but a duo of Ilkin and Kolb shows consistency and a long period of success at offensive tackle.

3. Larry Brown

Brown is unique in the fact that he could have made it on the All-Tight end team as well. Brown was a first-round pick for the Steelers in 1971 and played with through 1984 in Pittsburgh. Brown moved to tackle in 1976 and started opposite of Kolb for the final two Super Bowls. He is one of only 22 players to be on the Steelers for their first four Super Bowls. That is enough to make him the honorary swing tackle.