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Originally Posted by lustylad
Are you nuts? He died in 1988. Which means he lived to see them win 4 Super Bowls!!
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I think you’re nuts. The Chief was known as the lovable loser.
https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.co...ears-ago-today
He handed the reigns over to Dan in 1969. Who hired Chuck Noll. That’s a fact. The Chief was a great guy, obviously, but when he ran the Steelers, they never won anything. My dad took me to games at Pitt Stadium in the 60’s. They were horrible. The Pirates were much better then and actually more popular.
"I have spent my entire life devoted to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football League," said Dan Rooney, one of the most influential owners in NFL history. "I will do everything possible to work out a solution to ensure my father's legacy of keeping the Steelers in the Rooney family and in Pittsburgh for at least another 75 years."[6]