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Joe Starkey: Alejandro Villanueva truly unique in Steelers lore

Someday, if somebody asks me to name the most interesting athlete I covered, Troy Polamalu probably will spring to mind.

Former Penguins defenseman Andrew Ference might make the cut, too, but neither of them and nobody else measures up to the 6-foot-9 Army man/Carnegie Mellon grad/Spanish-American left tackle who played for the Steelers for six years.

Alejandro Villanueva, 33, retired from the NFL on Wednesday, after spending his final season with the Baltimore Ravens, and he was in typical form Thursday during an interview with myself and Ron Cook on 93.7 The Fan.

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