Art Rooney Jr.

Art Rooney Jr.
	Rooney at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008
Pittsburgh Steelers
Position:	Vice president
Personal information
Born:	October 18, 1935 (age 88); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
High school:	North Catholic (PA)
College:	Saint Vincent (1953–1956)
Career history
As an executive:
	Pittsburgh Steelers (1961–present); Various roles (1961–1964); Personnel director (1965–1986); Vice president (1987–present);
Career highlights and awards
	6× Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV, XL, XLIII); Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor (2018);

Arthur Joseph Rooney Jr. (born October 18, 1935^[1]) is an American football executive who is the vice president for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). The son of the team's founder, Art Rooney, he has been employed by the team since the 1961 season.

Rooney served as the Steelers' personnel director from 1965 to 1986 and helped them have one of the best drafting runs in league history over a span from 1969 to 1974 while presiding over their scouting department, helping them select nine players who were later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and signing another as an undrafted free agent. This contributed to them winning four Super Bowls in six years, and Rooney has in total been a member of six league championship teams. He was inducted into the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor in 2018 and has been considered for induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on several occasions.

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