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
You better talk to Art about that. I know what it is, but let him explain it to you.
We are so thrilled to bring this back to Pittsburgh.
Fans here are very knowledgeable, but at the same time they want us to win, and they want to see you coming along.
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.
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.
It was a compromise by all parties and I think that makes it great.
It's wonderful. I think it's a great thing for this city.
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.
The biggest thing he passed on, and I hope we continue it, is to treat people right.
It's going to happen. Believe me, it's going to happen.
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.
When it went to the one year, I did think it had a good chance to pass. I thought it might make it.
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.
We're so thrilled to bring (a championship) back to Pittsburgh.