Dan Rooney Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$500,000,000

Dan Rooney was an American sports executive who had a net worth of $500 million at the time of his passing on April 13, 2017. As the son of legendary founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Art Rooney, Dan held several high-ranking positions within the Steelers organization including president, owner, and chairman.

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Dan Rooney was the son of legendary founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Art Rooney, and held the positions of president, owner, and chairman in the Steelers organization.

He was appointed as team president in 1975 and given full operational control of the franchise. His open and efficient managing style contributed to some very successful Steelers teams under his tenure in which the organization won 15 division championships, eight AFC championships, and an NFL record six Super Bowl victories.

Dan Rooney was credited with helping to end a strike that lasted half the season as a lead negotiator of the collective bargaining agreement of 1982. He was also one of the main driving forces behind the implementation of the salary cap in 1993. The 'Rooney Rule' was named after Dan for his efforts in giving minority candidates opportunities and fair shakes at coaching positions and general manager vacancies.

He was a Founding Chairman of The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania and Vice-Chairman of the American Ireland Fund. In 2009, he won the 'Jack Horrigan Memorial Award' from the Pro Football Writers Association for his qualities and professional style in helping pro football writers do their job.

Dan Rooney was the United States Ambassador to Ireland up until 2012.

Basic Information About Dan Rooney

Category	Business › Executives
Professions	Businessperson, Diplomat
Net worth	$500,000,000
Date of birth	1932-07-20
Place of birth	Pittsburgh
Date of death	2017-04-13 (aged 84)
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DanRooney.jpg
Original Source: WhiteHouse.gov

Author:

Eric Draper (1964–)

	Description	American photographer
	Date of birth	9 September 1964
	Location of birth	Los Angeles
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Date taken: 2 June 2006

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Original Source: WhiteHouse.gov
Author: Pete Souza (Official White House Photographer)
Date taken: 23 May 2011, 10:07:55

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dan_Rooney_2008.jpg
Original Source: the man behind the steelers
Author: Joshua Debner
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 27 October 2008, 17:22

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Dan Rooney Net Worth

$500,000,000

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