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Steelers' Continued Success Based on Family Values

DALLAS -- The symbol of success for the Pittsburgh Steelers is the cafeteria in their headquarters. One visit and you can understand why the team calls itself a family. Go there on any weekday during the season at lunchtime and look around: players and coaches here; employees at all levels there; media members relaxing...

'Steeler Way' Leads to Another Super Bowl

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Hines Ward remembers the early days of his Steelers career, when the greats from the 1970s dynasty teams used to come through the locker room and tell their stories from the glory years. And as great as it was to hear from guys like Terry Bradshaw, Lynn Swann and Franco Harris, after a while, those...

Terry Bradshaw Ready to Hand Trophy to Former Team

FOX, this year's Super Bowl telecaster, has assigned pre-game show co-host Terry Bradshaw as the man to stand with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as the Vince Lombardi Trophy is presented to next Sunday's winner. It's a role that Bradshaw has filled before, but this year's presentation may have special significance since...

NFL Receives 'A' Grade for Racial Hiring; Still Behind on Gender Diversity

The NFL received its highest grade ever for racial diversity hiring practices by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida. While the league continues to make strides in racial diversity hiring practices, they are still behind on hiring women, according to the report issued...

Stadium Attendant Kicked Dan Rooney Out of Press Box Saturday

Dan Rooney is chairman emeritus of the Pittsburgh Steelers, current ambassador to Ireland, the man responsible for the "Rooney Rule," and one the best owners in NFL history. And during games, Rooney likes talking to the writers and often makes the trip from his private suite to the press box to catch up. None of that...

Dan Rooney News From the Web

05/24/12 Coming Sunday: Ambassador Rooney keeps roots in... Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff writer Mackenzie Carpenter writes about her visit with Dan Rooney, the U.S. ambassador of Ireland, and his wife Patricia in their embassy residence in Dublin.
05/24/12 Patriot Cup to celebrate its third year Source: Owasso Reporter - Owasso OK When Maj. Dan Rooney brainstormed the idea for the Patriot Cup and Patriot Golf Day, he thought the need was there, but the premise would be a hard sell.
05/14/12 Kansas (SID): Kansas Athletics Donates $20,000 to... Source: The Mid-Majority Kansas athletics has donated $10,000 to both the Folds of Honor Foundation Kansas City and Wounded Warriors Project charities from its sales from the Victory T-shirts highlighting the final men's basketball conference meeting between Kansas and Missouri.