May you RIP Mr Rooney!! We are gonna win the super bowl this season just for you!!
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May you RIP Mr Rooney!! We are gonna win the super bowl this season just for you!!
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Steelers President Art Rooney II on Ambassador Daniel M. Rooney:
"It is a sad day for my family and me. My father meant so much to all of us, and so much to so many past and present members of the Steelers organization. He gave his heart and soul to the Steelers, the National Football League, and the City of Pittsburgh.
"We will celebrate his life and the many ways he left us in a better place."
I'm walking along the river walk, and I look up at the screen at Heinz Field... where I see Dan Rooney's picture up on the screen.
My heart sank.
Thank you Mr. Rooney! Peace be with you.
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RIP what a sad day
For those i love i will sacrifice.
Si ventus non est, remiga
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Sad news. They don't make them like Dan Rooney anymore.
A remarkable man and legend in the Burgh. Sad day, RIP Papa Rooney.
RIP Mr. Rooney.
Gone but never forgotten
The outpouring of thoughts and support from other franchises is really nice to see.
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http://www.steelersdepot.com/2017/04...ooney-stories/
Nice write up by Alex and the Franco story was insightful. I never heard that story at all.
I need to buy Mr. Rooney's book.
God rest your soul Dan and prayers go out to the Rooney family. Thank you Dan for making us the best organization in sports and the best team in the NFL!
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Here's a story from Tony Dungy about Dan that I had never heard before. This was as important as the hiring of Coach Noll to form those great 70's Steeler teams.
“I’ll tell you another story about Dan Rooney that really probably has as much to do with the success of the early Steelers teams of any,” Dungy said. “When he hired Coach Noll there was another hiring that didn’t generate as much buzz but was just as important. There was a gentleman by the name of Bill Nunn who wrote for the African-American newspaper, The Courier, in Pittsburgh and for years the Steelers were losing and Bill wrote some scathing articles about their scouting department, about the fact that they didn’t have a lot of black players on the team, and really very critical.“
And Dan called Bill Nunn and said, ‘Hey, would you come to lunch with me?’ And he said, ‘You know what, you’ve been critical of us. Do you have some suggestions? How can we do this better?’ At the end of the lunch he said, ‘Bill, why don’t you come work for us?’ And he talked Bill Nunn into leaving his job at The Courier and becoming a scout. Bill got the jump on a lot of other teams in the NFL at that time in scouting the predominantly black colleges. You look at that roster, Mel Blount, Glen Edwards, Sam Davis our offensive captain, Frank Lewis, John Stallworth, Ernie Holmes. Guys from those SWAC schools, predominantly black schools, they got the edge, but it was really from Dan not reacting negatively to a bad situation but saying, ‘Let’s talk, how can we make this better?'”
“I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play!” - Jack Lambert
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So, Mr. Rooney kicked his son out so Ike could sleep in his office
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they will be having a viewing at Heinz field knowing full well a funeral home will not house the mass of people that will likely pay their respects
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...man-dan-rooney
The latest in the line of a great football family. RIP Dan Rooney.
Avery sad day and, RIP Mr. Rooney. It's nice to see the kind words that the rest of the NFL has expressed.
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Very nice sign of respect
Barack Obama will attend the funeral of Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, who under the president served as ambassador to Ireland.
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/s...ersion=pgevoke
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https://www.theplayerstribune.com/fa...s-cam-heyward/
Great article w/contributions by The Bus, Hines, Shazier and Heyward.
8 pall bearers ... 7 grandsons and Ike Taylor
a bond till the end
There are very few men in the world like Dan Rooney alive today. He walked with kings yet he never gave up being a common man. Honest, respected, and loved.
RIP and thank you for being a fantastic owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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