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 veteran NFL executive and former scout for the Steelers, passed away Tuesday at age 84 in Pittsburgh following a brief struggle with cancer.
- Rooney began his football career coaching at Bishop Canevin High School and Villanova before joining the Steelers' scouting department in 1972.
- He played a crucial part in the Steelers' 1974 draft by identifying and recommending future Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Lambert, contributing to the assembly of a team that secured four Super Bowl titles during the 1970s.
- Bill Parcells described Rooney as "a great guy" and emphasized the importance of having a trusted person like him, who served as the Giants' pro personnel director from 1985 to 1999, to provide honest feedback during his time as head coach.
- Rooney’s death marks the loss of a respected evaluator who contributed to multiple Super Bowl-winning teams and left a lasting impact on NFL scouting.
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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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