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Apr 21, 2024 · More than 50 years later, Art Rooney Jr. still remembers a significant Pittsburgh Steelers moment amid an unlikely backdrop.
Arthur Joseph Rooney Sr. (January 27, 1901 – August 25, 1988), often referred to as "the Chief", was the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, an American football franchise in the National Football League (NFL), from 1933 until his death.
Aug 26, 1988 · Art Rooney Sr., the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers and a figure on the American sports scene for more than half a century, died yesterday at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, eight days after...
Aug 26, 1988 · Art Rooney Sr., the cigar-chomping father figure behind the Pittsburgh Steelers and one of the most beloved men in American professional sports, died Thursday of complications from a stroke.
Nov 1, 2023 · PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) – One of the sons of the late Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. and the brother of Steelers President and Chairman Dan Rooney has died.
Jul 7, 2017 · Rooney exemplified what the Pittsburgh Steelers were about from the time he founded the organization on July 8, 1933 and throughout the glory years of the 1970s when the team won four Super Bowl championships. PHOTOS: Steelers in the HOF - Art Rooney. Check out photos of Steelers' Hall of Famer Art Rooney Sr. 1 / 20. 2 / 20. 3 / 20. 4 / 20. 5 / 20.
Art Rooney Jr. was inducted into the Steelers Hall of Honor as a member of the Class of 2018. During Buddy Parker's eight-year reign as the Steelers coach from 1957-64, the team posted five winning seasons while showing a complete disdain for the NFL Draft.
