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
Somebody could change coaches and still win, but doing it the way we do it is us. It's the way we do things, the way our organization puts things together and looks at things. Stability is important.
She put people on a path for success. She just kept you going and made you feel this was the most important thing you had to do at this particular time.
Revenue sharing is a tough thing but it's great.
When it went to the one year, I did think it had a good chance to pass. I thought it might make it.
It feels great today, I'll tell you that. The coach already told me we're going to the Super Bowl to win it, not just to be there.
I think he could run for mayor of Detroit - and probably win.
I think he can definitely be as good as Bradshaw. I do think he can be.
I think he can definitely be as good as Bradshaw. He's going to keep improving, keep getting better. Bradshaw was the same way.
I thought it was a good idea, but I wasn't sure how it would be received. That's why it's only on one side of the helmet. Then we took it from there, and we had everybody asking questions and I said, 'Let's keep it that way. It's really a novelty.
Paul knows how to lead. It's that simple.
The amount of the revenue difference was $7, 8 million, you'll have to use that correctly. We're going to operate the way we always do, that's try to take care of our own. The team that took us to the Super Bowl and won are the guys we're looking for. We think it's to their advantage, it's to our advantage to do it that way.
I think they're meeting and there is some progress. But it's not enough, unfortunately.
I might say a little prayer. You take them as they come.
Over my dead body. That's not something we need.