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- Art Rooney Sr. was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 1965. Rooney was also an inaugural member of the Steelers Hall of Honor as a member of the Class of 2017. He wasn't the first in the Steelers organization to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and that is just how Rooney would have wanted it.
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Oct 27, 2012 · The legacy of Art Rooney, Sr., founder and revered owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, was honored and remembered Wednesday, Oct. 24 during a special Hometown Hall of Famer™ plaque dedication ceremony presented by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Allstate Insurance Company at Rooney’s alma mater, Duquesne University.
Kept it rise from raggedy days with top price magic names such as Whizzer White, Jock Sutherland, Bill Dudley. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to place the name of Arthur Rooney, a man without an enemy, in Football's Hall of Fame. Arthur Rooney. Governor Lawrence, fellow members of the Hall of Fame, reverend clergy, ladies and gentlemen.
An August 1987 Pittsburgh Press story stated that Rooney never missed a Hall of Fame induction ceremony in all 25 years, and that he was asked to present his third inductee, John Henry Johnson, that month.
Jun 6, 2011 · Rooney spent a few moments remembering Steeler Hall of Famer John Henry Johnson, who was one of the first true Steeler legends before the great teams of the '70s began. Mr. Rooney...
Jul 7, 2017 · CAREER HIGHLIGHTS. Super Bowl. IX, X, XIII, XIV. Hall of Fame. 1964. Hall of Honor. 2017. Art Rooney Sr. was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 1965. Rooney was also an inaugural member of the Steelers Hall of Honor as a member of the Class of 2017.
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Gold Jacket Spotlight: John Stallworth ‘turned pass patterns into art’. When the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted JOHN STALLWORTH in the fourth round of the 1974 NFL Draft, Art Rooney Jr., the head of Steelers scouting, stated: “We felt we had gotten two first-round draft choices.”.
Dec 28, 2022 · John was one of Art Rooney’s five sons: his twin brother, Pat, Dan, Art Jr., and Harness Racing Hall of Famer Tim, well known for his ownership and management of Yonkers Raceway until the track was sold to MGM.
