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Dan Rooney
Football Executive/owner + Philanthropist and Diplomat
Male
Born
Jul 20, 1932
Age
80
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Penns...
Daniel Milton "Dan" Rooney, is the United States Ambassador to Ireland. He is chairman emeritus of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team in the National Football League (NFL), which was founded by his father, Art Rooney. Rooney was elected to the Pro… Read More
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Family
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Dan Rooney
Age 80
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siblings
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Timothy RooneyBrother -
John RooneyBrother
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Art Rooney Jr.Brother
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Patrick RooneyBrother
children
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Arthur J Rooney IISon
News + Updates
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Black Ex Coaches: Nfl Rooney Rule Is BrokenHuffington Post - Feb 01, 2013
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On Election Day, Romney's Killer Whale 'App' Couldn't Stay AfloatNPR - Nov 11, 2012
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Romney: We're "One Day Away" From VictoryCBS News - Nov 05, 2012
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Obama Urges Voters To Take 'Revenge' On Election Day, Romney Team Rips 'Terrible' MessageFox News - Nov 02, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1932
Birth
Born on July 20, 1932.
THIRTIES
1969
36 Years Old
By early 1969 Rooney was managing the day to day operations of the team and personally selected the coaching hire of Chuck Noll.
FORTIES
1975
42 Years Old
He was appointed team president in 1975 and was officially given full operational control of the franchise by his father who remained Chairman and President Emeritus, as well as the public face of the franchise until his death in 1988.
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1982
49 Years Old
Rooney helped lead the negotiations of the collective bargaining agreement of 1982, and is largely credited both by owners and players of having ended a strike that lasted half of the season.
FIFTIES
1987
54 Years Old
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Also the brother who may determine if the majority of the team remains in the Rooney family is Art Rooney Jr., a Pro Football Hall of Fame nominee for his drafting skills who was fired by Dan Rooney in 1987.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1993
60 Years Old
He is also one of the main architects of the salary cap, which was implemented in 1993.
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2000
67 Years Old
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Rooney was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000 for his contributions to the game.
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2002
69 Years Old
He was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Sy Snyder's Power 50" list of influential individuals in Pennsylvania politics in 2002.
On March 19, 2008; Rooney released wide receiver Cedrick Wilson from the Steelers, after he was arrested for punching his former girlfriend.
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On March 17, 2009, President Obama announced he had nominated Rooney to become the next US ambassador to Ireland, citing the owner's longstanding support for Irish-American charitable causes.
2011
79 Years Old
In an interview with The Irish Times in April 2011 Rooney mentioned that he would consider resigning his ambassadorship in order to campaign for Obama's reelection.
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