| Part memoir, part anecdotal history... ...of Pittsburgh's North Side, where the author grew up, and part football book, "Ruanaidh" follows to its conclusion the extraordinary life of Art Rooney, Sr. - the Chief. The strange-looking title (pronounced Ru-ah-nee) is the Gaelic word for Rooney. Candid personality portraits of almost everybody in the Chief's wide orbit are mingled with tales from Art Rooney, Jr's own high school and college football-playing days, from his time as a failed drama student in New York, from his six months of boot camp training with the Marines, and from his subsequent career as personnel director of his father's football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. |
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Ruanaidh In The News "Pittsburgh Steelers: Shuffling the Deck"
—Jerry DiPaolaPittsburgh Sports Report
"The book is amazing. I am originally from just south of Erie, PA. My family is of course split between Browns fans and Steeler fans. I have told my Browns family members that they need to read this book. Even though they're not Steeler fans, any fan of football will appreciate this outstanding book. Art did a wonderful job of detailing the history of the NFL, the history of the greatest franchise in the NFL, and an amazing man, AJR. Just a note to my brother and sister Steeler fans...read the book. I'm starting it for a second time."
—Mark ShreveRichmond, VA |
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Cards From Art Rooney Jr.'s Private Collection
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