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Arthur Joseph Rooney Jr. (born October 18, 1935) 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.
Apr 26, 2017 · Dan Rooney, Jr. is the younger brother of Art II, and the son of Dan Rooney. He is on the Steelers’ staff as the team’s player personnel coordinator. Art Rooney, Jr., Dan’s brother, still...
Following Art's death, ownership of the franchise transferred to Art's oldest son, Dan Rooney, a former United States Ambassador to Ireland. Front office operations have passed from Dan Rooney to his son and current team president, Art Rooney II, in 2017 upon the death of Dan Rooney.
Apr 16, 2024 · Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II, the third generation of the family to hold controlling interest in the team, is now 71 years old, leading to repeated inquiries about who the next in line...
Rooney's great-grandparents, James and Mary Rooney, were Irish Catholics who emigrated from Newry in County Down, Ireland to Canada during the Great Famine in the 1840s. While living in Montreal, the Rooneys had a son, Arthur (who would become Art Rooney's grandfather).
Nov 1, 2023 · P ITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Patrick J. Rooney, one of the sons of the late Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr., and brother of Steelers President and Chairman Dan Rooney, has died.
Apr 4, 2024 · Rooney is 71, and who knows how much longer he will be running the show before presumably handing it over to his son, Danny. Art Rooney was named team president in 2003 and enjoyed immediate ...
