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The Rooney family is an Irish-American family known for its connections to the sports, acting, and political fields. After emigrating from Ireland in the 1840s, it established its American roots in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the 1880s. The family members who have had the most influence in the Steelers organization are: * Art Rooney: team founder * Dan Rooney: former team chairman * Art Rooney II: current team president

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  • The Rooney family is an Irish-American family known for its connections to the sports, acting, and political fields. After emigrating from Ireland in the 1840s, it established its American roots in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the 1880s. The Rooneys are primarily known for having been the majority owners and operators of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) since the formation of the franchise in 1933. Art Rooney was the founder and owner of the team until his death in 1988. Following his death, ownership of the franchise transferred to his oldest son, Dan Rooney, a former United States Ambassador to Ireland. Front office operations have passed from Dan Rooney to his son and current team president, Art Rooney II, in 2017 upon the death of Dan Rooney. The family members who have had the most influence in the Steelers organization are: * Art Rooney: team founder * Dan Rooney: former team chairman * Art Rooney II: current team president (en)
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  • The Rooneys are the finest people, the people I most respect in American sports ownership. I've always felt that way. And there's no reason to change. They are people of integrity and character. The way they put the Steelers together, to hire a man like Chuck Noll, to emphasize the team concept. I have a whole transcendental feeling for the Steelers and the Rooneys and Pittsburgh. (en)
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  • —Howard Cosell, October 1982 (en)
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  • Howard Cosell on the Rooneys (en)
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  • The Rooney family is an Irish-American family known for its connections to the sports, acting, and political fields. After emigrating from Ireland in the 1840s, it established its American roots in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the 1880s. The family members who have had the most influence in the Steelers organization are: * Art Rooney: team founder * Dan Rooney: former team chairman * Art Rooney II: current team president (en)
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  • Rooney family (en)
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