Dan Rooney
Dan Rooney
Daniel Milton "Dan" Rooneyis the former United States Ambassador to Ireland, who served from July 3, 2009 until his resignation in 2012. He is chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team in the National Football League, which was founded by his father, Art. Rooney was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000 for his contributions to the game. He is credited with spearheading a requirement that NFL teams with head coach and general manager vacancies interview at...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 July 1932
CityPittsburgh, PA
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I'll never forget this because our doctor told (Rooney) he didn't think Rod would be able to make the trip and that they were thinking about checking him into the hospital,
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I knew it was a good one, a good symbol and said what we were. It said steel. It's still good.
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I guess what all this does is determine some specific measurement that may equate to athletic ability. But it's hard to get excited if a guy doesn't play well on film.
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Being from Pittsburgh had a little to do with hiring him, because we had coaches in the past who didn't believe in Pittsburgh the way Bill and Chuck Noll do. They thought Pittsburgh was a special place.
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I'm very proud of the way this team played. We played super defense, and how about our quarterback making that tackle?
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I really feel that when you're changing coaches, it's almost like you're an expansion team, starting over again.
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He's meant so much as a player, but he's also done so much as far as motivating and showing these young people just what they should do. He's been a real leader.
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I could see in him a guy who would have success over the long haul. And that's what he's been. His roots have helped him. He's not one of those people who come to Pittsburgh and look around and think he's in some provincial town. He knows Pittsburgh, he understands the people, and he thinks of it as home. It's great to have him.
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The NFL has grown leaps and bounds beyond just being an entity. It's become an identity, and Paul almost jealously protects that to the point of occasionally imposing his will.
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The biggest thing my father passed on to me, and I hope we've continued it, is to treat people right. We treat our players as family, not workers. We're concerned for them away from the field and whatever problems they might have. My father always had a relationship with the players. And I've tried to do the same.
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The biggest thing he passed on, and I hope we continue it, is to treat people right.
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It's a tough, expensive agreement. But I think we'll be fine. We'll have to watch our expenses and things like that, and be fiscally responsible. But it's a great thing. This gives us labor peace for a while, which is what separated the National Football League from other sports. It's good for the players, and I think it will be good for the league.
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It starts before the draft. We interview them, and we talk to them about it. We want players who are a good fit for our locker room. And having smart players, that's an important phase of it.
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It's going to happen. Believe me, it's going to happen.