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Dwinsgames
08-25-2018, 08:51 AM
30 years ago today we lost our original leader .. so today I am going to post some of my fondest images of him in remembrance

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/Art_Rooney.jpg

http://liber.post-gazette.com/image/2013/11/27/1140x_a10-7_ctc/art-rooney-sr-3.jpg


http://images.performgroup.com/di/library/sporting_news/fc/73/art-rooney-ftr-12415_19s4y55315uxg167osh84q0rik.jpg?t=480306715&w=960&quality=70

https://images.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2012/44/5723_132923366361.jpg

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2008/07/09/sports/lombardi190.jpg

http://www.artrooneyjr.com/images/WM_AJR_RooneyBros.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8e/4a/97/8e4a97c1639d4974159b71c4ab416893.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/aa/7f/d0/aa7fd04c614728a95fc5c6404f4953c8.jpg

https://i0.wp.com/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/thedigs/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tumblr_mmfo5hh2vw1rr5swxo4_r1_1280-e1418794212506.jpg?fit=1140%2C482

AtlantaDan
08-25-2018, 09:00 AM
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Click on photo in tweet to get full photo

DesertSteel
08-25-2018, 09:54 AM
Was Art Rooney born an old man? Lol...

Here's Art as a young man.

http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2011/top10_steelers/art_rooney_alt.jpg

AtlantaDan
08-25-2018, 10:12 AM
Was Art Rooney born an old man? Lol...

Here's Art as a young man.

http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2011/top10_steelers/art_rooney_alt.jpg

Back in the day when The Chief was a legendary bettor

This excerpt from an August 1988 P-G story on The Chief

What is true is that three years after buying the Steelers, Rooney made what might be the biggest killing in racing history. He never revealed the amount, but various reports place it anywhere between $200,000 and $358,000 Depression-era dollars. He hired a Brinks truck to bring his winnings home from New York, and when he got back, he emptied his pockets and told his wife, "We never have to worry about money again."

http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/07287/825373-66.stm

FrancoLambert
08-26-2018, 07:39 AM
I was always impressed by his habit of sending postcards with short notes to those he cared about.
The one he sent to Rocky while he was recovering from his war wounds says it all about the Chief.