the pro football writers do their job." He was recognized in 2016 with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Death Rooney died at the age of 84 on April 13, 2017. Attendees at his funeral in Pittsburgh included former president Barack Obama and former secretary of state John Kerry. His burial was in Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery, Ross Township, Pennsylvania. See also List of U.S. political appointments that crossed party lines References External links Biography for Ambassador Daniel M. Rooney – via archive.org |- |- 1932 births 2017 deaths Ireland Funds Ambassadors of the United States to Ireland National Football League team presidents Pittsburgh Steelers executives Pittsburgh Steelers owners Honorary Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Duquesne University alumni Pennsylvania Republicans Sportspeople from Pittsburgh Rooney family American people of Irish descent American Roman Catholics