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Thank you for the box of chocolates, Mr. Rooney

Thursday afternoon, mere moments after hearing the news that Steelers owner and chairman Dan Rooney passed away at the age of 84, I arrived home from work to find a UPS package sitting in front of my apartment door.

The package was from frequent BTSC contributor Hombre de Acero and contained many delicious treats as a bit of a “thank you” for the work I do for his wonderful Steelers site, Steel Curtain Rising.

I found it ironic that I received this package from my good friend on the day Mr. Rooney passed away, because if not for him, I doubt very highly I would have ever developed such a passion for the Pittsburgh Steelers that it would one day lead to writing about them and having my opinions on the team read by thousands upon thousands of other fans.