What NFL team was owned by the creator of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature?
Dan Rooney Daniel Milton Rooney (July 20, 1932 – April 13, 2017) was chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers, an American football team in the National Football League (NFL), and son of the Steelers' founder, Art Rooney. Dan Rooney was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000 for his contributions to the game. He was credited with spearheading a requirement that NFL teams with head coach and general manager vacancies interview at least one minority candidate, which has become known as the "Rooney Rule".
Jeffrey J. Miller Jeffrey J. Miller (born 1961) is an American author and historian, best known for his work focusing on the history of professional football. His books include "Pop Warner: A Life on the Gridiron", "100 Things Bills Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die", "Game Changers: The Greatest Plays in Buffalo Bills Football History" (co-written with Hall-of-Fame coach Marv Levy), "Rockin' the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League,""Buffalo's Forgotten Champions: The Story of Buffalo's First Professional Football Team and the Lost 1921 Title," and "The Icemen Cameth: The History of the Natural Ice Industry at Lime Lake, New York, 1880–1925". He is a member of the Professional Football Researchers Association, and was the 2004 recipient of the PFRA's Ralph E. Hay Award, presented for "Lifetime achievement in professional football research and historiography." He lives in Western New York with his wife and son.