- Born
- Died
- Birth nameArthur Joseph Rooney
- Art Rooney was born on January 27, 1901 in Coulterville, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Kathleen McNulty. He died on August 25, 1988 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
- SpouseKathleen McNulty(June 11, 1931 - November 28, 1982) (her death, 5 children)
- Children
- RelativesKate Mara(Great Grandchild)Rooney Mara(Great Grandchild)
- Founding owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers, 1933-1988.
- Father of Dan Rooney and Timothy Rooney.
- Great-grandfather of Kate Mara and Rooney Mara.
- Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1964.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 741-742. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
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