RUANAIDH The Story of Art Rooney and His Clan

by Arthur J. Rooney, Jr., Roy McHugh

Overview

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.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013015296
Publisher:	RUANAIDH
Publication date:	12/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	483
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Art Rooney, Jr. is the second son of Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. The Chief, founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers Football Club.
Art, Jr. and his four brothers grew up on the North Side of Pittsburgh. All were educated in the Catholic schools and graduated from North Catholic High School. Art, Jr. graduated from St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA with a degree in history and later studied drama at Carnegie Tech and in New York City. After completing his military service with the United States Marine Corp Reserves he began work within the Steelers organization. He became the scouting director and worked in that department during the formation of the great Super Bowl teams of the 1970s. Art married Kathleen (Kay) Kumer 46 years ago. They have four children, Art, III, Karen, Mike and Susan, and six grandchildren. Kay and Art, Jr. reside in Mt. Lebanon, PA.


Roy McHugh
The spare elegance of supreme craftsmanship marked Roy McHugh's column writing for the Pittsburgh Press in the second half of the 20th century. McHugh is a native of Iowa and graduate of Coe College, where he cultivated a love of both sports and language. McHugh became both sports editor and columnist-at-large during the City of Champions era in Pittsburgh's distinguished sports history. None of the heroes of that era were any more distinguished than the quiet, meticulous columnist who chronicled their triumphs and foibles. He traveled with Muhammad Ali, contributed with distinction to national magazines, and his humanity and insight was indispensable to the dozens of American journalists who have examined the life and death of Roberto Clemente, Art Rooney, Sr., Billy Conn, and many more.

Editorial Reviews

If you're a Steeler fan, is Ruanaidh: The Story of Art Rooney and His Clan, by Art Rooney Jr., the son of the late Art Rooney, with Roy McHugh. (The name Ruanaidh' is Gaelic for Rooney.) I've found over the years that Steeler fans are among the most intense readers and collectors of good stories about their beloved team, and this book is overflowing with those stories.
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Peter King

Maybe it isn't a tell-everything book, but it comes pretty close. A dead giveaway is the part about President Jimmy Carter pinching Kay Rooney's behind during a Steelers' visit to the White House after one of their Super Bowls.

You think Art Rooney Jr. would make that up about his wife?

It's there on the pages of "Ruanaidh" -- that's Rooney in Gaelic -- which is due out later this month.

Ron Cook

"A terrific read! Funny stories, sad ones... a unique look back at the history of the Pittsburgh Steelers and their beloved patriarch."

Tom Danyluk

The Rooney's Root Deep In Wheeling

Casey Hayes

"Life always seems to be about fathers and sons. I was lucky enough to read Ruanaidh in it's early stages. This book by Art Rooney Jr. is a love letter to his beloved and iconic father Art Sr.. More than that, it's a fascinating telling of the Rooney history of sport and how it helped shape this great city of Pittsburgh. I agree with Gene Collier - "Art Rooney Jr. is the keeper of the flame:" may that flame burn forever in the hearts and memory of everyone who reads this wonderful story."

Tom Atkins