This article is about a particular Irish-American family. For other people with the surname Rooney, see Rooney (surname).
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, from its establishment as a semi-independent team in the Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit in 1921 until his death in 1988. Art's brother James, who later served as a Pennsylvania state representative, played for the team in the 1920s; their brother Silas entered the priesthood but remained involved in football by becoming athletic director at St. Bonaventure University (which for a time in the 1950s hosted the Steelers' training camp).[1] Following Art's death, ownership of the franchise transferred to Art's 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 Jr.: current vice president and former personnel director
Art Rooney II: current team president and representative at owners meetings
^"Destroy Evidence Of Bona Grid Climb". Binghamton Press. June 17, 1959. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
The Rooneyfamily is an Irish-American family known for its connections to the sports, acting, and political fields. After emigrating from Ireland in...
Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Birmingham...
Academy Film Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Born into the Rooney and Mara families, Mara began her career acting in television and independent films...
Kate Rooney Mara (/ˈmɛərə/ MAIR-ə; born February 27, 1983) is an American actress. She is known for work in television, playing reporter Zoe Barnes in...
Coleen Mary Rooney (née McLoughlin; born 3 April 1986) is a former television personality, and is married to former English footballer Wayne Rooney. Coleen...
Rooney may refer to: Rooneyfamily, of the Pittsburgh Steelers American football franchise Rooney (surname), a surname (including a list of people with...
Arthur Rooney married Catherine Regan (who was also Irish Catholic), in Wales, and they had a son, Dan. Two years after Dan Rooney was born, the family moved...
Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly...
Arthur Joseph Rooney II (born September 14, 1952) is an American football executive and lawyer. He is the owner and president of the Pittsburgh Steelers...
2008. Rooney earned a 95.90% lifetime score from the American Conservative Union. Rooney is chairman of Rooney Holdings, formerly known as Rooney Brothers...
episode. Olivia "Liv" Rooney (Dove Cameron) is one of a pair of identical twins of the Rooneyfamily. She is the eldest child of the family and older sister...
former Derby County and D.C. United manager Wayne Rooney and Macclesfield midfielder John Rooney. Rooney joined the Burnley academy at age 14, after leaving...
the Steelers has remained within the Rooneyfamily since the organization's founding. Art Rooney's son, Dan Rooney, owned the team from 1988 until his...
Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney, which culminated in a 2022 libel case in the English High Court, Vardy v Rooney. In 2019, Rooney announced on Twitter that...
concluded after four seasons on March 24, 2017, with the episode "End-a-Rooney", which was also the series' eightieth episode. The series stars Dove Cameron...
Shaun Antony Rooney (born 26 July 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for St Mirren. He has previously played for Fleetwood...
and its impact on the environment. He is in a relationship with actress Rooney Mara, with whom he has a son. Phoenix was born at the Hospital Metropolitano...
Sally Rooney (born 20 February 1991) is an Irish author and screenwriter. She has published three novels: Conversations with Friends (2017), Normal People...
2024 Pittsburgh Steelers season Owner The RooneyFamily General manager Omar Khan Head coach Mike Tomlin Home field Acrisure Stadium ← 2023 Steelers seasons...
Art Rooney Sr. were working to restructure ownership of the team, and Druckenmiller was contacted by a member or representative of the Rooneyfamily about...
(2016), chair of the Michigan Republican Party (2015–17). The Rooneyfamily: Dan M. Rooney (Pittsburgh Steelers owner and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee)...
Global Information