Dan Rooney, Steelers chairman, to become Abassador to Ireland?

[Drunken Irishman]

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18938530/detail.html

[Muttocracy]

1. will it be announced on March 17? :-)

[Drunken Irishman]

2. Sure sounds like it. :D

[rufus dog]

3. Interesting

Anyone know if he was successful in getting the Steelers transferred to his Son? Something about having to combine the transfer to all of his kids so it can remain in the family. Would hate to see some Asshat get the team. (I guess i can go do some google searching)

[babylonsister]

4. Yep. Good for him!

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/03/pittsburgh_steelers_rooney_ire.html

Pittsburgh Steelers' Rooney: Ireland
Posted March 17, 2009 11:20 AM
The Swamp

by Mark Silva


Big campaign supporters tend to get big appointments, and what bigger honor for Dan Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and a high-profile 2008 Obama campaign supporter, than the U.S. embassy in Ireland?

The president chose St. Patrick's Day, a day on which he is receiving the Irish leader at the White House and receiving a bowl of shamrocks, to announced his nomination of Rooney as ambassador to Ireland.

"I am honored and grateful that such a dedicated and accomplished individual has agreed to serve as the representative of the United States to the Irish people,'' Obama said in a prepared statement today. "Dan Rooney is an unwavering supporter of Irish peace, culture, and education, and I have every confidence that he and Secretary Clinton will ensure America's continued close and unique partnership with Ireland in the years ahead."

Rooney is a recipient of the American Ireland Fund's Lifetime Achievement Award and honorary Commander of the British Empire for contributions to peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland.

He has played an integral role in the Irish peace process since the early 1970s. In 1976, Rooney co-founded the American Ireland Fund, an organization which has raised over $300 million for peace and education programs in Ireland.

He also happens to be chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers, winners of Super Bowl XLIII. He was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 2000.

And in 2008, Rooney was an outspoken supporter of Obama in one of the toughest regions of Pennsylvania for a Democrat who had run far behind Clinton in the Democratic primaries there. Obama's Pennsylvania victory, along with his win in Florida and Ohio, formed the foundation of an electoral landslide that seated the former Illinois senator in the White House.

Obama also backed the Steelers in the Super Bowl.

It was 27-23. Steelers over Arizona Cardinals.

Like the election, Obama over McCain (R-Ariz.).