US EditionSteelers Scouting Legend Vincent Rooney, Key to 1970s Dynasty, Dies at 84
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 8 – Tim Rooney helped build five Super Bowl-winning teams across two franchises and was key to the Steelers' historic 1974 draft class, producing four future Hall of Famers.
- Tim Rooney, a longtime NFL scout and executive, passed away Tuesday in Pittsburgh at the age of 84 following a recent cancer diagnosis.
- Rooney started his football career coaching at Bishop Canevin High School and Villanova before joining the Steelers' scouting department in 1972.
- He served as the Steelers' director of scouting throughout the 1970s and played a key role in evaluating the 1974 draft class, which included several players who would later be inducted into the Hall of Fame during the team's most successful period.
- Rooney began his tenure with the New York Giants in 1985 as the director of professional personnel, playing a key role in their Super Bowl victories in 1986 and 1990. He gained a reputation for his straightforward communication style, with coach Bill Parcells emphasizing the value of having someone who provides honest feedback.
- Rooney retired in 1999 but remained influential, with Giants owner John Mara calling him an invaluable member of their personnel department for 14 seasons.
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Steelers in mourning as legend Tim Rooney dies aged 84 after cancer battle
TRIBUTES have been paid to Pittsburgh Steelers legend Tim Rooney after his death aged 84 following a battle with cancer. The longtime NFL executive passed away on Tuesday surrounded by his loving family, it was announced. GettyTim Rooney was the nephew of Steelers found Art Rooney Snr[/caption] John A. Freyvogel Sons, Inc. - Funeral DirectorsPittsburgh Steelers legend Tim Rooney has died at the age of 84[/caption] He is the nephew of Steelers fo…
Tim Rooney - part of the tremendous 1970's Steelers scouting personnel - passes - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA
One of the Rooney family members has passed away after a battle with cancer. Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette had this write-up today on Tim Rooney, who helped build the Steelers 1970″s dynasty = and was key to bringing in one of their greatest linebackers: Vincent Timothy Rooney, a longtime NFL scout with the Steelers, Lions and Giants, died Tuesday morning after a short battle with cancer. Mr. Rooney was the nephew of Steelers fou…
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