Arthur Joseph "Art" Rooney II (born 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is the president and co-owner of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers.
[edit] Biography
Rooney is the oldest of nine children of Dan and Patricia Rooney.[3] The Rooney family has owned the Steelers since the team's founding by Art II's grandfather and namesake Art Rooney in 1933. Art II grew up around the team, serving as an unofficial ball boy from the age of nine.[4]
[edit] Education
Rooney attended the University of Pittsburgh from which he received a B.A in political science in 1978. He then attended law school at Duquesne University earning his (J.D.) in 1982.[2] He also attended Exeter University in Exeter, England where he studied international business transactions and the law of the European economic community.[2]
[edit] Legal career
After being admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1982[1], Rooney spent the next 20 years practicing law.[4] He served as chairman of the firm Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling and currently is a partner in Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney following a merger of the two firms. His legal practice has concentrated in the areas of corporate finance, sports law and government affairs.[2]
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[edit] Personal
Rooney and his wife Greta have four children.[3] He serves on numerous corporate and charitable boards.
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| Persondata |
| NAME | Rooney II, Art |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arthur J. Rooney II |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and administrator/owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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