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
We're so thrilled to bring (a championship) back to Pittsburgh.
We're so proud to bring it back to Pittsburgh.
What made him was his strength. This was a time players didn't have strength. I remember we were playing the Giants at Forbes Field one time and it was a very close game, and they were moving the ball. He sacked the quarterback three times in a row.
When it went to the one year, I did think it had a good chance to pass. I thought it might make it.
I would have hoped there would have been more minority hires right now.
This is real good for the game. I always said it in the '70s: What we need as a league is one good, dominant team, and then let everybody else fight it out.
I would say this probably compares to our first time, Super Bowl IX. It's very similar, these young guys we have, just like the players then. It's really their turn, their time up. The kind of people they are, it's a close team, they've done things the hard way although it probably worked out, home and away.
Fans here are very knowledgeable, but at the same time they want us to win, and they want to see you coming along.
It was a compromise by all parties and I think that makes it great.
It is going to be by itself, I think. That is what our hope is, to do it that way.
Revenue sharing is a tough thing but it's great.
I would say we're partners with the players now. There's owners that would resist it now, but ... I really think that's the way it should be.
We're the last people who were here during that time. It's really great to see this new generation come on, this generation of players, generation of coaches, it's really an exciting time. They've done well and they've earned it. I look at this as a separate thing; this is not one for the thumb, it's one for these guys.
We've always been very close to the community, and we do what's necessary for Pittsburgh. I like to see that, and I think the Fords are the same way. I like Detroit.