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Arthur Joseph "Art" Rooney, Sr. (January 27, 1901 – August 25, 1988), often referred to as "The Chief", was the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers American football franchise in the National Football League. Rooney's great-grandparents, James and Mary Rooney, were Irish Catholics who immigrated from Newry in County Down, Northern Ireland to Canada during the Irish potato famine in the ...
Nov 11, 2015 · The plainness of Art Rooney can test (wife) Kathleen. Once, when one of the boys came home after hitting an opponent with a piece of cement in a fight, she asked that his father reprimand him. And Art said, “When you get into a fight, you use whatever’s necessary.” — Art Rooney, the last sportsman, The Pittsburgh Press, Jan. 18, 1976
Dec 14, 2023 · NEW YORK -- The eight finalists for the 2023 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award have been named, the NFL announced today. The award is presented each year to an NFL player who best demonstrates the ...
Arthur J. Rooney, II. Arthur Rooney II is President of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Art Rooney currently serves as Chairman of the NFL’s Workplace Diversity Committee. He also serves on additional NFL committees including the Legislative Committee, the Management Council Executive Committee, the International Committee, Health & Safety Advisory ...
Arthur Joseph Rooney Jr. (born October 18, 1935 [1]) is an American football executive who is the vice president for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). The son of the team's founder, Art Rooney, he has been employed by the team since the 1961 season. Rooney served as the Steelers' personnel director from 1965 to 1986 ...
Oct 5, 2023 · Art Rooney sat down with WTAE in 1981 to give an exclusive interview on the origins of the Pittsburgh Steelers.Rooney put to bed rumors of how he had acquired the team and talked about how it ...
Oct 31, 2023 · Patrick J. Rooney Sr., the son of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney and a former co-owner of the team, died on Sunday at the age of 84. Born on March 7, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Rooney was one of five children of the Steelers founder, including Daniel M. Rooney, who succeeded his father as team chairman.
