Overview

• He died July 8 at UPMC Shadyside in Pittsburgh after a brief battle with cancer, his nephew Todd Stewart confirmed.
• Rooney joined the Pittsburgh Steelers as a scout in 1972, leveraging his relationship to founder Art Rooney Sr. to launch his NFL career.
• He is credited with discovering future Hall of Famer Jack Lambert during a Kent State practice in the mid-1970s.
• After leaving the Steelers in 1979 for the Detroit Lions, Rooney became the New York Giants’ director of pro personnel from 1984 to 1999.
• His evaluations helped build three Steelers Super Bowl champions in the 1970s and two Giants title teams under coach Bill Parcells.