Rooney family
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The Rooney family is a prominent American family best known for its long-term ownership and leadership of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers franchise.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American family → |
| associatedWithPolicy | NFL Rooney Rule → |
| businessInterest | horse racing → |
| businessModel | family-owned sports franchise → |
| cityAssociatedWith |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
→
surface form:
Pittsburgh
|
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalAssociation | blue-collar Pittsburgh identity → |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish-American → |
| founderOf | Pittsburgh Steelers → |
| foundingMember |
Art Rooney
→
Art Rooney II → Art Rooney →
surface form:
Dan Rooney
|
| generationalOwnership |
fourth generation
→
third generation → |
| hasFamilyRule | Rooney family ownership control of Steelers voting shares → |
| hasRoleInOrganization |
executive leadership of the Pittsburgh Steelers
→
principal owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers → |
| historicalSignificance | longest continuous family ownership of an NFL team → |
| homeRegion |
Pittsburgh region
→
surface form:
Pittsburgh metropolitan area
|
| industry | professional American football → |
| influenceArea | American football culture → |
| knownFor |
influence in NFL governance
→
multi-generational sports ownership → |
| league | National Football League → |
| mediaCoverage | subject of books on NFL history → |
| member |
Art Rooney
→
Art Rooney II → Art Rooney II →
surface form:
Art Rooney Jr.
Art Rooney →
surface form:
Dan Rooney
Jim Rooney → John Rooney → Kate Mara → Patricia Rooney → Rooney Mara → Tim Rooney → |
| notableFor |
leadership of the Pittsburgh Steelers
→
ownership of the Pittsburgh Steelers → |
| ownershipStartYear | 1933 → |
| philanthropicActivity | charitable work in Pittsburgh region → |
| politicalActivity | support for Democratic Party candidates → |
| recognizedAs | one of the NFL’s founding families → |
| relatedFamily | Mara family → |
| relatedThroughMarriageTo | New York Giants ownership family (Mara family) → |
| religionTradition | Roman Catholicism → |
| sportsFranchiseOwned | Pittsburgh Steelers → |
| sportsLegacy | multiple Super Bowl championships with the Pittsburgh Steelers → |
| stateAssociatedWith | Pennsylvania → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.