LISTEN to what the great-grandson said of the Steelers founder said of his team playing a regular-season game in Ireland and why it’s a dream come true ...
🏈 Dan Rooney III talked about the historic day for the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise with the announcement that the team will play the first NFL regular season game in Ireland in 2025. Rooney, who is ...
In response, the NFL created the Rooney Rule, named after Pittsburgh Steelers owner, Dan Rooney who was then chair of the league’s diversity committee. Over the years, the rule has evolved to ...
In its place the league went with “Choose Love” and “It Takes All of Us.” ...
In the 1970s when the Terry Bradshaw-era Steelers were in their pomp, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle wanted to bestow the title of ‘America’s team’ onto a Pittsburgh franchise that achieved soaring ...
The storied franchise's owner Art Rooney II has family ties to the Emerald Isle, including family from County Down. Rooney's father, Dan Rooney, was a United States ambassador to Ireland for four ...
Steelers' president Art Rooney and his family have a connection to Ireland, having family from Newry, County Down. The late Dan Rooney, Art's father, served as U.S. ambassador to Ireland from 2009 ...
The NFL will host its first-ever regular season game in Dublin in 2025, featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers. This game extends the league's international reach, emphasizing its ties to Ireland through ...