Art Rooney

Rooney, 77, has been one of pro football's most influential figures since the Steelers won four Super Bowls in six seasons from 1974-79, not long after he took over day-to-day operations from father and team founder Art Rooney. Dan...

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...any candidate. On March 17, 2009, President Obama announced he had nominated Rooney to become the next US ambassador to Ireland, citing the owner's longstanding support for Irish-American charitable causes. Secretary of State...

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...football family almost since the day he was born in 1932. His father, Art, founded the Steelers a few months later and began taking the oldest of his five sons to camp when Dan was 5. Some of Dan Rooney's earliest memories are of catching...

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...the NFL franchise. In a curious twist, Art Rooney Jr., a Pro Football Hall of Fame nominee for his drafting skills who was fired by Dan Rooney 21 years ago, may decide if the team stays in the Rooney family's control. Dan Rooney, widely...

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...percent share of ownership. Dan and Art Rooney II bought enough shares from the Rooney and McGinley families to satisfy an NFL requirement that principal owners must control at least 30 percent of the team. The sale also completed the...

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...to the franchise." Steelers chairman Dan Rooney, the oldest son of late team founder Art Rooney, wants to stay in the football business and is discussing the ownership of the team with his four brothers. Each brother owns 16 percent...

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...Art Rooney II, who as team president already had been in place in the line of succession. The late Art Rooney brought the team into the NFL in 1933. His son Dan took over in the 1970s, a decade that produced four Super Bowl titles. Two more...

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