Art Rooney II
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Art Rooney II
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Date of birth: | September 14, 1952 [1] |
| Place of birth: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States[1] |
| Career information | |
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| Status: | Active (administrator) |
| College: | University of Pittsburgh, (B.A), '78 Duquesne University, (J.D.), '82[2] |
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| As President: | |
| 2003–present | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Honors: | * 1x Sports Beatdown MVP of the Week (April 19, 2012) |
Arthur Joseph "Art" Rooney II (born September 14, 1952)[3] is the president and co-owner of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Biography
Rooney is the oldest of nine children of Dan and Patricia Rooney.[4] The Rooney family has owned the Steelers since the team's founding by Art II's grandfather and namesake Art Rooney in 1933. Art II grew up around the team, serving as an unofficial ball boy from the age of nine.[5]
Education
Rooney attended the University of Pittsburgh from which he received a B.A in political science in 1978. He then attended law school at Duquesne University earning his (J.D.) and receiving highest honors in legal ethics and responsibilities in 1982.[2] He also attended Exeter University in Exeter, England where he studied international business transactions and the law of the European economic community.[2]
Legal career
After being admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1982,[1] Rooney spent the next 20 years practicing law.[5] He served as chairman of the firm Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling and currently is a partner in Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney following a merger of the two firms. His legal practice has concentrated in the areas of corporate finance, sports law and government affairs.[2] In the 1980 Rooney II joined a Pittsburgh law firm and there he met and became good friends with Jack Barbour. When it came time for the Steelers to restructure ownership Rooney turned to his long time friend and colleague Jack Barbour to oversee the deal.[6] This restructuring was one of the most complicated deals that Rooney II had ever seen and that Barbour had ever handled.
Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers were one of the first teams founded when the National Football League (NFL) began. Rooney was the vice president in charge of player personnel when he started in 1971. Before that he was originally a scout for the team for 11 years.[7] He was handed down presidency of the Steelers organization in 2003.[8]
Personal
Rooney and his wife Greta have four children, Meghan, Dan, Mary and Annie.[4] He serves on numerous corporate and charitable boards. Some of which include the Public School Employees' Retirement System, Pittsburgh Children's Museum, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and the Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
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References
- ^ a b c "Arthur J. Rooney, II (bio)". Lawyers.com. http://www.lawyers.com/Pennsylvania/Philadelphia/Arthur-J.-Rooney-14377940-a.html. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ a b c d "Arthur J. Rooney, II (bio)". Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney. http://www.buchananingersoll.com/professionals.php?PeopleID=433. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
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- ^ a b "Steelers Football". SteelersDepot.com. http://www.steelersdepot.com/. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ a b Mihoces, Gary (January 30, 2009). "Rooneys keep Steelers on an even keel". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/steelers/2009-01-29-rooneys_N.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ http://www.bipc.com/files/Publication/c81e84b2-58f5-45e3-98e0-5295e012a3b6/Presentation/PublicationAttachment/0ffca46a-9f9f-4355-ba0a-59c408213fb2/PQsum11_BarbourCEOsm.pdf
- ^ Tuma, Gary. "Art Rooney Jr. Out In Shuffle." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 7 Jan, 1987. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3482116
- ^ Bouchette, Ed. "Art Rooney II replaces father as Steelers president." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 22 July 2003. http://www.post-gazette.com/steelers/20030722rooney0722p1.asp
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Dan Rooney |
President of the Pittsburgh Steelers 2003–present |
Succeeded by current |
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| Current team presidents of the National Football League | |||
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| American Football Conference | |||
| AFC East
Ralph Wilson (Buffalo Bills) |
AFC North
Dick Cass (Baltimore Ravens) |
AFC South
Jamey Rootes (Houston Texans) |
AFC West
Pat Bowlen (Denver Broncos) |
| National Football Conference | |||
| NFC East
Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys) |
NFC North
Ted Phillips (Chicago Bears) |
NFC South
Rich McKay (Atlanta Falcons) |
NFC West
Michael Bidwill (Arizona Cardinals) |
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