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Art Rooney II, Steelers.(NFL EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR)

The Sporting News

| April 07, 2006 | Pompei, Dan | COPYRIGHT 2006 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The NFL executive who did the best job last season might he the one the public knows the least about.

NFL executives voted Steelers president Art Rooney II the SPORTING NEWS' 2005 George Young NFL Executive of the Year. Rooney succeeded his father, Dan, as president in 2002 and has been a guiding force behind the scenes for one of pro football's steadiest franchises.

Rooney received 13 votes from a group of 58 front office executives and edged Seahawks president of football operations Tim Ruskell, who got 12. Another Steelers executive, director of football operations Kevin Colbert, had seven votes.

Rooney, who was very close to his grandfather, Steelers founder Art Rooney, began his football career as a Steelers ...

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