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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 graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1978 with a B.A. in Political Science. [3]
NFL owners unanimously approved the restructuring of ownership on December 17, 2008, after Dan & Art II obtained the mandated 30% stake via negotiations. Timothy and Patrick Rooney sold their shares outright. Art Jr. John Rooney reduced their shares from 16% to 6%, and the McGinley family reduced their shares from 20% to 10%.
Fun fact: She has 4 children, 16 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Icon Sportswire - Getty Images ... Art Rooney II. Age: 71. Ownership history: He inherited the team from his father, Dan ...
In 2003, Rooney followed in his father's footsteps by slowly ceding day-to-day operations of the franchise to the next generation of the family. While Rooney was still chairman, and to many fans, the public face of the team, his son Art Rooney II assumed full operational control of the Steelers. [7]
The elder Rooney died in 1988, and Dan Rooney passed away in 2017. Art Rooney II, one of the nine children of Dan and Patricia Rooney, was named Steelers president in 2003.
Patrick Rooney Sr., the son of late Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney Sr., former Palm Beach Kennel Club CEO and a long-time Palm Beach County resident, died Sunday.He was 84. One of five sons ...
Arthur Joseph Rooney Jr. (born October 18, 1935 [1]) is an American professional 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.
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