When it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers, there is no word more synonymous with the franchise than the surname Rooney. The Rooney family founded the organization in 1933 and remains the controlling owners to this day. Their president is the third-generation Art Rooney II, son of Dan Rooney, son of Art Rooney.
Dan Rooney passed away two years ago, however, and since then it has never been publicly addressed what the potential plan of succession would be. While Dan Rooney was the team’s president—at least later on—we knew that his son, Art II, would be the next in line.