The NFL felt the passing of longtime Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney this week, with many fellow owners, players, former players and people associated with the NFL making statements about his loss. Clark Hunt, the Kansas City Chiefs owner, was one of those expressing their own condolences to the family and honoring the career work and legacy of Rooney and his family.
From the Chiefs main site, Hunt issued the following statement:
“Our family has been blessed to call Dan and the Rooney family our partners and dear friends for more than six decades, and we are deeply saddened by today’s news.