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
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.
I think they're meeting and there is some progress. But it's not enough, unfortunately.
We've got the draft, and we'll find some college free agents and sign a veteran free agent in a spot where we think we need help.
We've got the best labor deal in sports. We've got the best league. He's been our leader. The whole way he's done this has been wonderful.
We have people in the organization who believe in the way we do things. That's very important when the fingers are pointing at you to change.
I might say a little prayer. You take them as they come.
I think everyone has to realize we have to get this done. No one on either side wants to commit economic suicide.
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.
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.
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.
The complaining about Bill was not in Pittsburgh. The fans know it's not our style to be impulsive. This is a tough league, which makes good coaching very meaningful. In a time of parity, when things can happen fast, that's vital.