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Steelers 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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Bill Parcells’ right-hand man on Giants’ Super Bowl-winning teams dies at 84

The former Giants executive has died at 84.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette broke the news in Pittsburgh, United States on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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