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	The Chief: Art Rooney
		Rooney was so good for the team that even with all the great players he has been called the reason for the Steelers success in the 70's.
		Art player semi-pro baseball and as a boxer was a member of the 1920 olympic team.
		Art Rooney was one of the few owners loved by his fans and most want to name the Steelers new stadium after him.
	members.tripod.com /~steelcitysports/rooney.html (191 words)

	History of Steelers-Art Rooney-"Chief"
		Rooney was born in Coultersville, Pennsylvania, east of Pittsburgh on January 27, 1901.
		Baseball was Art Rooney's first love and when he founded his pro football team he called them the Pirates.
		Mary Regan was Art Rooney's secretary from 1952 until he died on August 25th, 1988.
	www.steelergridiron.com /history/artrooney.html (1906 words)

	Official site of the Pittsburgh Steelers - Article
		Rooney was also largely responsible for developing the realignment plan and scheduling format that the NFL adopted prior to the 2002 season.
		Rooney is also a member of the eight-person Management Council Executive Committee, the Hall of Fame Committee, and the NFL Properties Executive Committee.
		With rosters depleted, Rooney merged the Steelers with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1943 (Phil-Pitt "Steagles") and with the Chicago Cardinals (Card-Pitt) in 1944.
	media3.steelers.com /article/40484 (3316 words)

	Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		Rooney purchased the Pittsburgh franchise (originally known as the Pirates) in 1933.
		Rooney’s continued faith in pro football was something that proved to be a guiding light for the NFL during the depression years.
		Rooney, a win for love, warmth and kindness, all rare traits that "The Chief" continually exhibited during his more than half century involvement in NFL football.
	www.profootballhof.com /hof/member.jsp?player_id=183 (381 words)

	Q & A: Art Rooney II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Art Rooney II succeeded his father, Dan, as the Steelers' president in 2003 and has big shoes to fill.
		His grandfather and the team's father, Art Rooney Sr., and Dan Rooney are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
		Art Rooney II graduated from Pitt in 1978 and Duquesne University Law School in 1982.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05283/585720.stm (1059 words)

	History of Steelers-Thank You, Mr. Rooney
		There was an Art Rooney, and the notion that there has ever been anyone like him remains dubious to this day, some 15 years after his death.
		Rooney, nor about everything that was folklore and legend, but that morning in January of 2001 when Rob Zellers of the Pittsburgh Public Theatre approached me and said, “I’ve been thinking that Art Rooney’s life might make an interesting one-man play,” I knew I’d just heard a great truth.
		Rooney only for the final five years of his life, but that was long enough to appreciate that he was an American original, the very walking prototype of the immigrant innovator and the ultimate human prism through which Pittsburgh grew to appreciate its gritty history and enduring benevolent image.
	www.steelergridiron.com /history/artrooneythankyou.html (979 words)

	SI.com - Pro Football - Rooney passes Steelers' presidency to son - Tuesday July 22, 2003 01:09 PM
		Art Rooney II, 50, who also runs a Pittsburgh law firm, was previously listed as vice president and general counsel.
		Art Rooney II says his father may not be as hands-off.
		Dan Rooney and Art Rooney II, who started with the team as a ball boy in 1960, say they see little changes in one of the NFL's most consistent teams.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/news/2003/07/22/steelers_rooney_ap (500 words)

	Art Rooney
		Rooney sent a letter to my mom saying how proud he was to have had me on the team.
		Rooney found out he was there and invited him up to his box, where he and his wife Kathleen, were having dinner with sportscaster Curt Gowdy and his wife.
		Art Rooney's love for the race track - he took his wife to Belmont Park for their honeymoon - is legendary.
	www.pittsburghsteelers.co.uk /steelers/rooneys/page1.htm (1914 words)

	ESPN.com - NFL/HALLOFFAME00 - Like father, like son for Rooneys
		Art Rooney Sr., however, was a skillful owner who treated his players as partners rather than employees, and whose patience after 40 mostly unsuccessful seasons paid off with one of the greatest teams ever in pro sports.
		However, Dan Rooney had been running the Steelers for years, without the title, and it was he who hired a relatively unknown assistant with the Colts, Chuck Noll, as the Steelers' coach in 1969.
		Rooney was a ballboy, sold tickets and program advertising and negotiated contracts even before he was 21; his father had to sign his name since Dan himself could not legally sign.
	espn.go.com /nfl/halloffame00/s/ap/rooney.html (918 words)

	NFL.com: NFL - HOF: Dan Rooney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Art founded the franchise in 1933, then turned it over to his oldest son in the late 1960s.
		Rooney remained cool and calm throughout his speech, thanking hundreds of people (the extended Rooney family practically reached that on its own) for their roles in his life over the years.
		Rooney thanked Patricia, his wife of 48 years, his nine children (one is deceased), his 14 grandchildren, his four brothers, and his extended family.
	www.nfl.com /news/hof/rooney.html (525 words)

	Art Rooney
		Rooney's main project until the end of World War II simply was keeping the team alive.
		Rooney figured it was the beginning of a new era when he signed Dr. Jock Sutherland, who had won national collegiate championships at the University of Pittsburgh in the 1930s, as coach in 1946.
		Rooney's second son, Art, Jr., two years younger than Dan, was moving into the scouting department.
	www.pittsburghsteelers.co.uk /steelers/rooneys/page4.htm (1760 words)

	ART ROONEY - The DJ List
		Art Rooney began his Djing career in the mid 80's playing at some of the local nightclubs in the Jersey shore area of New Jersey.
		Art also does weekly segments on "Digital Groove" a nationally syndicated show in 8 different cities, a Saturday night show on KKMG Magic 98.9 in Colorado Springs Colorado, and can also be heard on "Remix" Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 62.
		Art has done guest spots all over the country and is a featured DJ at Rick's in Key West for Spring Break.
	www.thedjlist.com /djs/ART_ROONEY (383 words)

	Art Rooney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rooney was a lifelong resident of the Pittsburgh area having been born and raised in the Pittsburgh suburb Coulterville.
		Rooney (nicknamed "The Chief") is a beloved figure in the city of Pittsburgh.
		Rooney sent shockwaves through the NFL by signing Byron "Whizzer" White to a record-breaking $15,000 contract in 1938.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Art_Rooney (528 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Steelers' success all in the family
		Honor the late Art Rooney, whose legacy is the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team that 17 years after his death is carrying on in his tradition.
		Art Rooney watched the team struggle for 40 years before it became the NFL's dominant team of the '70s.
		Art Rooney never lived anywhere other than the brick home on a slope overlooking what then was Three Rivers Stadium.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nfl/20051010-9999-1s10steelers.html (1178 words)

	Pittsburgh Catholic Newspaper - News and Features
		Just as inseparable from Pittsburgh and Steelers is “Rooney.” The Rooney family is part of the package, and Dan Rooney has succeeded his father, the late Art Rooney Sr., as the family patriarch.
		“Art Rooney, ‘the Chief,’ was a legendary figure, a dedicated Catholic whose acts of charity defined the man. Dan Rooney, though a private man who does nothing to promote himself, is a fixture in the diocese.
		Dan Rooney is a man of tremendous faith and great compassion, and it is always a joy to interact with him,” he said.
	www.pittsburghcatholic.org /newsarticles_more.phtml?id=1597 (953 words)

	The Daily News Online
		Or, more accurately, the son of a founding father: Art Rooney, known as "The Chief," started the team in 1933 as the Pittsburgh Pirates when his son was a year old.
		Rooney is a fixture in Pittsburgh going back to 1949, when he was a second-team all-city quarterback behind a guy named John Unitas.
		Rooney's commitment to diversity is shared by Allen, who now directs Vulcan, Inc., a management company which invests in science, the arts and movie production, among other things.
	www.tdn.com /articles/2006/01/29/seahawks/news01.txt (1114 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > NFL > Jerry Magee -- Mr. Rooney: Give that man a cigar
		Rooney is remembered for his great warmth, but he also possessed wisdom.
		There is a story that Rooney, a fine handicapper, in 1933 raised the $2,500 earnest fee he needed to found the Steelers by running the table at Saratoga – picking the winner in every race on the card.
		Rooney would approve of that; he was not a man who found virtue in change.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nfl/magee/20050116-9999-1s16nflcol.html (792 words)

	Art Rooney II replaces father - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		Shortly after the end of the 2002 season, Dan Rooney appointed his son Art Rooney II to replace him as Steelers president.
		Art Rooney II, formerly the team's vice president and general counsel, assumed his new title in February, but he has been at the forefront of many of the team's major decisions and projects for many years.
		Dan Rooney still will be involved in running the team and and his work with league officials and on many NFL committees may increase.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_145896.html (533 words)

	Harness Racing Portal - Harnesslink.com Feature Articles 2
		Art Rooney had five sons, and son Tim Rooney presided over Yonkers Raceway, so it was a natural that this historic half-mile track would be the home of the Art Rooney Pace.
		The third Art Rooney Pace in 1991 was the richest ever, with a purse of $383,555, and it went to Precious Bunny and driver Jack Moiseyev, in 1:53.4.
		Success in the Art Rooney was a harbinger of success on the half-mile track in the Little Brown Jug, as three of those winners, Western Dreamer, Shady Character, and No Pan Intended, went on to win the Little Brown Jug.
	www.harnesslink.com /www/Article.cgi?ID=45086 (631 words)

	TSN 2001 NFL Executive of the Year: Dan Rooney, Steelers - NFL - Brief Article Sporting News, The - Find Articles
		In a tribute both to his impressive longevity and continued executive brilliance, the Steelers' president again is the winner of the award, now called the George Young NFL Executive of the Year Award in tribute to the late five-time recipient of this honor.
		Rooney oversaw the patient reconstruction of the Steelers' roster, which produced the AFC's best record in 2001 after three straight seasons out of the playoffs.
		Dan Rooney, already in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is one of the most respected and influential owners in the league.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_12_226/ai_84546122 (546 words)

	Art Rooney II replaces father as Steelers president
		Art Rooney II, right, speaks to a crowd at the Sen. John Heinz History center last Tuesday with his father, Dan Rooney, at left.
		In keeping with family tradition, Art Rooney II has replaced his father as President of the Steelers and also will assume many of his duties running the ballclub.
		Art Rooney II has been the team's legal counsel for nearly two decades and one of its vice presidents for the past decade.
	www.post-gazette.com /steelers/20030722rooney0722p1.asp (729 words)

	Professional Football Researchers Association- Pro Football History
		One of those games Rooney didn’t lose was played in the late 1920s, when a highlight for his sandlot teams was the yearly train trip to Johnstown for a season-ending contest.
		Art Rooney immediately produced game tickets for the police superintendent, thwarting the churchmen's efforts to stop pro football in Pittsburgh.
		Art Rooney died in 1988 at the age of 87.
	www.footballresearch.com /articles/frpage.cfm?topic=sandlot (1745 words)

	Mickey Rooney - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Rooney, Mickey, born in 1920, American actor, born Joe Yule, Jr., in Brooklyn, New York.
		Had I been brighter, the ladies been gentler, the Scotch been weaker, had the gods been kinder, had the dice been hotter, this could have been a...
		Rooney, Art (1901-1988), American football team owner, the longtime owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).
	encarta.msn.com /Mickey_Rooney.html (104 words)

	Sports: Steelers owner turns reins over to his son
		PITTSBURGH - Known for maintaining tradition, Dan Rooney has passed leadership of the Steelers to his son the same way he became head of the franchise - quietly.
		With little to note the change, except for barely noticeable changes in the team media guide, team owner Dan Rooney named son Art Rooney II as his replacement as president of the Steelers.
		Art Rooney II said his father might not be as hands-off.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/07/23/news_pf/Sports/Steelers_owner_turns_.shtml (697 words)

	NFL.com - Pittsburgh Steelers Team News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		PITTSBURGH (July 22, 2003) -- Dan Rooney appointed son Art Rooney II to replace him as president of the Pittsburgh Steelers in another generational transfer of power for the team.
		Art Rooney II started with the team as a ball boy in 1960 and has been the team's legal counsel and a vice president.
		Art Rooney II, 50, says his father may not be as hands off.
	www.nfl.com /teams/story/PIT/6493304 (452 words)

	SportingNews.com - NFL - Steelers' Rooney is NFL exec of the year
		Rooney succeeded his father, Dan, as president in 2002 and has been a guiding force behind the scenes for one of pro football's steadiest franchises.
		Rooney, who was very close to his grandfather, Steelers founder Art Rooney, began his football career as a Steelers ballboy.
		Rooney was the head of the franchise - I think, especially in a year where the Pats or Colts were sentimental favorites that Rooney earned the acknowledgement.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=76737 (706 words)

	Irish Echo Online - Sports
		In salute: Statue in Pittsburgh, Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, Rooney Middle School, Rooney Field at Duquesne University, Rooney Dormitory at St Vincent College, Rooney Scholarship for North Side students in Pittsburgh, Rooney Hall at Indiana University, Art Rooney Street in Pittsburgh.
		Rooney's ancestors left County Down in the 1880s, but his club certainly wasn't blessed with the luck of the Irish in its earliest days.
		As per his own wishes, the words on Rooney's gravestone were culled from a quote he'd seen in a graveyard during a tour of Ireland in 1975.
	www.irishecho.com /newspaper/story.cfm?id=17734 (1167 words)

	A Voice of Reason - Pittsburgh Steelers' owner Dan Rooney Football Digest - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He was born in 1932, the year before his father, Art Rooney, founded the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he began working in the organization in 1955.
		In the 1960s Art turned over much of the day-to-day responsibility to his son and then named him team president in 1975, soon after the Steelers won their first Super Bowl.
		He has been one of the most influential executives in the NFL the past 25 years, heading the expansion committee that brought the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into the league in 1976 and hammering out several labor agreements, including the one that brought free agency to the NFL in 1993.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCL/is_10_29/ai_62804717 (963 words)

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