Count Steeler
10-24-2012, 06:03 PM
By J. Brady McCollough / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
On Sept. 6, 1964, when Art Rooney Sr. was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, his oldest grandchild could not watch the ceremony from back in Pittsburgh.
Art Rooney II was just days away from turning 12. He loved his grandfather, who founded the Steelers in 1933, and looked forward to Thanksgiving Day each year when he would visit Art Sr.'s home and try to outmaneuver his cousins for a seat next to "The Chief."
Rooney II would have liked to have seen the unveiling of his grandfather's bust in Canton.
But Art Sr. was part of the fledgling hall's second induction class, and the national interest simply wasn't there.
"It's fair to say it probably wasn't as big of a deal," Rooney II said. "It was not on TV. It was a different time, and a different era.
"Most people probably don't remember much about that day."
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On Sept. 6, 1964, when Art Rooney Sr. was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, his oldest grandchild could not watch the ceremony from back in Pittsburgh.
Art Rooney II was just days away from turning 12. He loved his grandfather, who founded the Steelers in 1933, and looked forward to Thanksgiving Day each year when he would visit Art Sr.'s home and try to outmaneuver his cousins for a seat next to "The Chief."
Rooney II would have liked to have seen the unveiling of his grandfather's bust in Canton.
But Art Sr. was part of the fledgling hall's second induction class, and the national interest simply wasn't there.
"It's fair to say it probably wasn't as big of a deal," Rooney II said. "It was not on TV. It was a different time, and a different era.
"Most people probably don't remember much about that day."
read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/national-honor-for-the-chief-658855/