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Rooney family, of the Pittsburgh Steelers American football franchise


1957 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The English actor John Gregson joined the Kilkenny team during the parade at the start of the All-Ireland final as part of his role as a hurler in the film Rooney.

1969 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Though his role was more behind-the-scenes, he would remain with the team in that capacity through the 1998 season, second only to Dick Hoak in terms of tenure with the team outside of the Rooney family, third counting Steelers radio commentator Myron Cope, who was not employed by the team but through WTAE Radio and later WDVE on the official Steelers radio network.

Ad Carter

This was part of the same trend as Tillie Jones's similarity to Winnie Winkle and Annie Rooney's to that other Annie.

Adam Rooney

Rooney played for the Republic of Ireland under-18 team in the 2005 European Youth Olympic Festival in Lignano Sabbiadoro; he scored twice as Ireland beat Switzerland to win the bronze medal.

Al Rooney

Rooney was one of the first gang leaders to be imprisoned and, with his conviction of second degree murder in 1911, is considered one of the last generation gang captains of the "Gangs of New York" period.

Center for Khmer Studies

Trustees: Michel Rethy Antelme, Olivier de Bernon, Emma C. Bunker, Kieth Rethy Chhem, Douglas Clayton, Darryl Collins, Penny Edwards, Bion Griffin, Anne Hansen, Jacques Hennessy, Kamaleswar Bhattacharya, Robert Kessler, Alan Kolata, Andrew Mertha, John Miksic, Steven Pesner, Mary L. Porter, Dawn Rooney, Son Soubert, and Benny Widyono.

David Strettle

Strettle is an aficionado of Football Manager, and sees himself as having the knack for "picking up players on the cheap and turning them into the new Rooney or Henry".

Don't Cry for Me

Originally, the track was produced by Devaney, Rooney and Morales, and further production was handled by Peter Mokran and Devaney.

Cory Rooney co-wrote and co-produced many of Jennifer Lopez's hits, including "If You Had My Love." "Don't Cry for Me" received positive reviews from music critics.

Francis Rooney

Rooney is the majority owner of Manhattan Construction Company; he is the fourth generation of his family to own that company.

Fredonia Opera House

The stage was graced by such well known personalities as Clara Morris, James O'Neill and Pat Rooney.

Garry Schofield

He led the Lions to five wins from five and players such as Tom Spencer (Wigan Warriors), Daniel Rooney (Workington Town) and Alex Walmsley (Batley Bulldogs) have since graced the professional ranks.

Hollister riot

A short story, Cyclists' Raid, by Frank Rooney is based on the events of the Hollister riot and was originally published in the January 1951 issue of Harper's Magazine.

If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem

The Wild Palms is quoted in Jean-Luc Godard's 1959 film, Breathless ("À bout de souffle"), when Patricia claims to prefer to take "grief rather than nothing"; the same quote is cited in the 1986 John Hughes comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off, when Principal Rooney "consoles" Sloan while waiting in front of the school.

Jan Rooney

Janice Darlene "Jan" Rooney (née Chamberlin; born November 23, 1939) is an American singer and the eighth wife of actor Mickey Rooney.

Jane Orie

In a special election Orie was the GOP nominee against Democrat James Rooney, a grandson of late Pittsburgh Steelers owner, Art Rooney.

Orie tried to tie Rooney to this unpopular issue, even running a television advertisement depicting the implosion of Three Rivers Stadium.

Joey Covington

Tsong with Mickey Rooney Jr., and a yet-to-be-named band with Papa John Creach, Jimmy Greenspoon and Joe Shermie.

John Aniston

John has a daughter, actress Jennifer Aniston (born February 11,1969), with his first wife, Nancy Dow, and also has a son, Alexander, with his second wife, Sherry Rooney Aniston.

John J. Rooney

In 1944, Rooney was elected by special election to the 78th United States Congress, to fill the vacancy left after the death of Thomas H. Cullen.

John Patrick Looney

The character was renamed John Rooney and portrayed by Paul Newman in Sam Mendes' 2002 film adaptation.

Joseph Burrows

He was held for nearly five years on death row before being released after his attorney Kathleen Zellner persuaded the real killer to confess at the post-conviction hearing, and Peter Rooney, a reporter for the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, obtained a recantation from a key witness.

Kevin Rooney

Kevin Rooney was the trainer of world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson from the start of his professional career in 1985, up until Tyson's bout with Michael Spinks in 1988.

Little Annie Rooney

James Joyce referred to Little Annie Rooney early in the first chapter of Finnegans Wake: "Arrah, sure, we all love little Anny Ruiny, or, we mean to say, lovelittle Anna Rayiny, when unda her brella, mid piddle med puddle, she ninnygoes nannygoes nancing by."

Liv and Maddie

Rounding out the Rooney clan is their mother Karen (Kali Rocha), the school psychologist, and their father Pete (Benjamin King), Maddie's basketball coach, both of whom are anxious to now care for all their children under one roof.

Marv Dunphy

Under his tutelage, 19 Pepperdine Waves have earned 34 All-American awards, and nine of his players have earned National Player of the Year honors: Bob Ctvrtlik (1985), George Roumain (1998, 1999), Brad Keenan (2002, 2003), Sean Rooney (2005), Jonathan Winder (2007) and Paul Carroll (2009)… more than any other program in the United States.

Mauricio Espinosa

Early in the game, Espinosa ruled that Wayne Rooney was offside, when in reality Rooney picked up an erroneous pass from a German player, and therefore could not have been offside according to the rules.

Patrick Rooney, Jr.

Rooney was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Patrick Rooney, Sr., into the wealthy and well-connected Rooney family, which is the majority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, and includes Dan Rooney, the former United States Ambassador to Ireland, who is Rooney's uncle, and Tom Rooney, a United States Congressman from Florida's 17th congressional district, who is Rooney's brother.

Pennsylvania Keystoners

Eagles owner Bert Bell brokered a deal in which Rooney sold the Steelers for $160,000 which was 64 times his original franchise start-up fee of $2,500 in 1933, and Rooney in turn invested $80,000 to become partner with Bell in the Eagles.

Pittsburgh Steelers Legends team

The eight-person selection committee that named the Legends team included Dan Rooney, Steelers Vice President Art Rooney, Jr., team scout Bill Nunn, former long-time coach Dick Hoak, long-time Steelers broadcaster Myron Cope, former sports editor of the Pittsburgh Press Roy McHugh, and former team officials Joe Gordon and Ed Kiely.

Rio's World Cup Wind-Ups

Wayne Rooney: Rooney is visiting a dogs' home with his wife Colleen when a little boy's dog dies.

Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen

The Ways Of The World (Compass Rose, 1992), a recording of 12 original songs produced by Jim Rooney, features studio back-up by Stuart Duncan, Mark Howard, Roy Huskey, Jr. and Mark Schatz.

The Exciters

In 1975, the group enjoyed a hit single with "Reachin' for the Best", produced by Rooney and young newcomer producer Ian Levine.

The Lashes

The band toured extensively in 2006 with acts such as Damone, The Living End, Rooney, and Morningwood.

The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan

Rooney stars as Mickey Mulligan, an Irish American television studio page at the fictional International Broadcasting Company in Hollywood.

The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan is an American sitcom that aired from 1954 to 1955 on NBC.

When Did Your Heart Go Missing?

"When Did Your Heart Go Missing?" is the lead single from Los Angeles power pop band Rooney from their second album Calling the World.

Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?

The second video, released in 2009, was a collaboration of talent from the film (500) Days of Summer, including co-stars Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt with director Marc Webb, choreographer Michael Rooney, and producer Mason Novick.


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