More than any other person, it was Dan Rooney who put the Pittsburgh Steelers and Steelers Nation on the map. After decades of futility for the team founded in 1933 by his father, Arthur J. Rooney Sr., Dan’s efforts were chiefly responsible for lifting the Steelers out of obscurity and turning them into winners. Hiring the immortal Chuck Noll in 1969, followed by Bill Cowher in 1992 and Mike Tomlin in 2007, Dan Rooney paved the way for the Steelers to become the most successful franchise in NFL history, capturing six Super Bowl titles.
As the 2018 edition of the Black-and-gold prepares to kick off its training camp on July 26th, the main thing on the minds of Steelers Nation is the question of how this talented, perennial contender might find the key to that elusive “Stairway to Seven.