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Steelers add 4 minority owners

Sports

… new minority owners have joined the Pittsburgh Steelers' revamped ownership group that is headed by team chairman emeritus Dan Rooney and his son, team president Art Rooney II. The team announced the new members of the ownership group Thursday. They are …

Story|09/24/2009

Dan Rooney missing first Steelers camp since '30s

By ALAN ROBINSON| AP| Sports

… Dan Rooney missing first Steelers camp since '30s ..... Hitler-controlled Germany. There's no Dan Rooney around. The Steelers players reside ..... time Super Bowl winner. Only it's not Dan Rooney , who is now the U.S. ambassador to …

Story|08/03/2009

Dan Rooney's title now Steelers' chairman emeritus

By ALAN ROBINSON| AP| Sports

… Dan Rooney 's title now Steelers' chairman emeritus ..... Writer PITTSBURGH This may be as close as Dan Rooney comes to retiring from pro football ..... has been the president since 2003. Dan Rooney is not entirely detached from Steelers …

Story|07/31/2009

Many starters back, few big issues

By ALAN ROBINSON| AP| Sports

… change from past summers will be visible not on St. Vincent's steamy practice fields, but along the sidelines. Team owner Dan Rooney has been a training camp fixture since he was a toddler during the 1930s. But he is expected to miss all or most of camp …

Story|07/30/2009

Ireland to Take Two Guantanamo Inmates

AP| Politics

… Afghanistan in bitterly disputed circumstances. Ahern's announcement came as he met newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Dan Rooney following a visit last week by Irish officials to Washington and Guantanamo. Six months ago, President Barack Obama announced …

Story|07/29/2009

NFL broadens 'Rooney Rule' to include senior posts

Sports

… to head-coaching vacancies that was established seven years ago by an NFL committee led by Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney . In his memo, Goodell also strongly urged _ but did not mandate _ teams to consider a diverse slate of candidates for other …

Story|06/15/2009

No. 1 Bears' fan Obama shifts to Steelers for day

By JULIE PACE| AP| Sports

… first. But the president said he rooted for the Steelers over the Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl. Steelers president Dan Rooney campaigned for Obama in Pennsylvania during last year's presidential election. In March, Obama named Rooney as ambassador …

Story|05/22/2009

» Superbowl Champs Give Back at the White House Row 2, Seat 4 « FOXNews.com

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… Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland. The President has made no secret of the fact that he is a Steelers fan. Team owner Dan Rooney had supported Mr. Obama during the campaign. The Steelers won the superbowl two days before the inauguration and Rooney …

Blogs|05/21/2009

NFL looking to expand 'Rooney Rule' to GMS

By TIM REYNOLDS| AP| Sports

… It's a judgment I will make with the diversity committee," Goodell said. The Rooney Rule is named for Steelers owner Dan Rooney , who was not at the meeting for a good reason: He's at what Goodell described as "ambassador school." Rooney, a lifelong …

Story|05/21/2009

» Dan Rooney: Ambassador or not? Row 2, Seat 4 « FOXNews.com

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… May 21, 2009 Dan Rooney : Ambassador or not? President Obama lavished praise Thursday on Dan Rooney , owner of the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, during a South Lawn celebration of their stellar season -- but there's still no movement …

Blogs|05/21/2009