ANNIE O'NEILL / POST-GAZETTEDan Rooney, of the Pittsburgh Steelers, is shown here 22 April 2007 at the annual Dapper Dan awards dinner in Pittsburgh, PA's David L. Lawrence Convention Center PUBLISHED CAPTION: Annie O'Neill/Post-GazetteThe Dapper Dan organization last week honored Dan Rooney with its lifetime achievement award. Now, his family's lifetime achievement, aka the Steelers, will be celebrated. Original Filename: Dan Rooney.jpg PUBLISHED CAPTION: Hear more of this interview at post-gazette.com/podcast.Hear more of this interview at post-gazette.com/podcast.
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