About Art Rooney:
Arthur Joseph "Art" Rooney, Sr. was the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers American football franchise in the National Football League from 1933 until his death, a member of the NFL Hall of Fame since 1964, an Olympic qualifying boxer and part or whole owner in several track sport venues and Pittsburgh area pro-teams. Rooney was the first president of the Pittsburgh Steelers (1933–74) and first chairman of the team (1933–88)