 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Rooney akanga aona zvakakwana pakupedzisira. Kwemakore masere, chikwata chacho chakanga chaunganidza rekodhi ye24625 uye chakanga charasikirwa ne100,000 miriyoni nhasi. Aivewo nehanya nekuwanikwa kwevatambi mumwaka unouya nekuda kwehondo iri kuenderera mberi muEurope uye chiratidzo chechiuto chemauto. Mushure mekuramba zvinoverengeka zvekutanga zvekuchinjisa kana kutengesa timu, muna Zvita 1940, Rooney akatengesa maSteelers kuna Alexis Thompson. Thompson aiva nemakore 26, akadzidza paYale, aiva mugari wenhaka yesimbi uye aiva muzvinabhizimisi aigara muNew York. Akanga atambudza Rooney kuti atengese kodzero yacho kwemwedzi inoverengeka isati yatengeswa. Mutengo wokutenga wakashumwa kuva 160,000 miriyoni nhasi. Mutengo uyu wakaderera pane 225,000 miriyoni nhasi iyo Detroit Lions yakanga yatengeswa nokuda kwayo, asi Shumba dzakanga dzakahwina mukombe weNFL. Kutengeserana kwacho kwakapedzwa uye kwakaziviswa pazuva rimwe chetero iro Chicago Bears yakarova Washington Redskins nechikoro che 730 mumutambo weNFL wokukunda wakanga usina kururama zvikuruyenguva dzose. 