Numbers have a funny way of getting tricky on you if you don’t follow them. So when Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney passed away earlier this year, there were many who were wondering what they might mean for the future of the franchise under the Rooney family, which has been in control since its founding in 1933.
It is a question that I posed myself, particularly with regard to the line of succession that will follow the team’s president, Art Rooney II, as there is no clear successor in place, though it could end up being his son, Danny Rooney, or Daniel Martin Rooney.