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Arthur Joseph Rooney Sr. (January 27, 1901 – August 25, 1988), often referred to as "the Chief", was an American professional football executive. He was the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers , an American football franchise in the National Football League (NFL), from 1933 until his death.
The Chief is a 2003 biographical one-man play about the Pittsburgh Steelers' founder and owner Art Rooney (1901–1988). The Pittsburgh Public Theater show has had several revivals since its inauguration, with shows often performed by Pittsburgh native Tom Atkins. More recently, Pittsburgh-based actor and Point Park University Phil Winters has ...
Arthur Joseph Rooney II was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the eldest of nine children of Patricia (Reagan) and longtime Steelers chairman Dan Rooney, [2] and the grandson of Steelers founder "the Chief", Art Rooney, Sr. He grew up in Mount Lebanon and attended Gilmour Academy, a private catholic boarding school in Gates Mills, Ohio. While ...
Art Rooney II knows the Pittsburgh Steelers have problems. The team's longtime president doesn't think his head coach is one of them. Rooney said Monday the club remains fully behind Mike Tomlin ...
Steelers owner Art Rooney II expects Russell Wilson or Justin Fields to return at QB, but not both. Jason Owens. January 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM.
The allegations Brian Flores has made against NFL owners has a lot of people wondering whether the Rooney Rule, designed to prevent racist hiring practices, is as effective as it should be. As the ...
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.
The J.P. Rooneys (or formally the James P. Rooneys) were an independent semi-professional American football team, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The team was founded by Art Rooney, who is best known for being the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League, and this team is considered to be the beginnings of the modern-day Steelers. [2]