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...away. Steelers owner Dan Rooney often attributed the Steelers' widespread support to Pittsburgh's difficult economic times in the 1970s, when failing heavy industries there forced many in western Pennsylvania to seek employment elsewhere.

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...Ireland after being nominated by President Obama. The Steelers executive was a prominent supporter of Obama during the 2008 election, despite his lifelong membership in the Republican Party. Rooney taught at West Point with Rep. Patrick...

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...to the Republican National Committee. Earlier this year, President Barack Obama appointed Dan Rooney, owner and chairman of the Super Bowl-winning Pittsburgh Steelers, as U.S. ambassador to Ireland. Rooney endorsed Obama before the...

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...in eight games since the 1994 AFC Championship Game was in 2006. DID YOU KNOW? Dan Rooney, Steelers chairman emeritus and NFL Hall of Famer turned U.S. ambassador to Ireland, last week missed his first Steelers game (not counting...

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...Denver Broncos (1970). Steelers owner Dan Rooney wrote about one of those head injuries in his 2007 book, "My 75 Years With The Pittsburgh Steelers And the NFL": "Defensive back Paul Martha made a hit [during a training-camp scrimmage in...

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...packages. (Public Relations 101: Don't sue your own fans.) Commissioner Goodell had no problem with Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney invoking Obama immediately after winning last season's Super Bowl; he did not consider Michael Vick...

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...ways to get off the field." Then there's this: Steelers owner Dan Rooney missed a game for the first time in nearly 57 years on Sunday because he was in Ireland, attending to his new job as the U.S. ambassador. He picked a good one to...

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...as ambassador to Ireland PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney is making his first official trip as U.S. ambassador to Ireland, one day after being sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The State Department says...

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Steelers dare to dream of repeat, decade dynasty Santonio Holmes, Ben Roethlisberger, Mike Tomlin and Dan Rooney hope to hoist the Steelers' seventh Lombardi Trophy in February. With apologies to the good people of San Diego,...

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