“The culture he built, the very fiber of who he was, was humility and responsibility — don’t ever forget where you came from and it was a privilege to be a Pittsburgh Steeler. He did that. He lived that.”
— FORMER STEELERS COACH BILL COWHER,
on the passing of longtime Steelers Chair Dan Rooney
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DAN ROONEY
Pittsburgh Steelers owner and 2014 SportsBusiness Journal Lifetime Achievement honoree
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DON OHLMEYER
Emmy-winning TV executive and SportsBusiness Journal Champion in 2012
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MIKE ILITCH
Detroit Red Wings and Tigers owner and SportsBusiness Journal Champion in 2014
DON BAYLOR
former MLB player and Rockies and Cubs manager
CHUCK BLAZER
former U.S. Soccer, CONCACAF and FIFA executive
FRANK BROYLES
former Arkansas coach and athletic director
JIM BUNNING
baseball hall of famer and former Republican representative and senator from Kentucky
PENNY CHENERY
Secretariat owner
FRANK DEFORD
Sports Illustrated sportswriter and radio and TV commentator
LOU DUVA
boxing promoter
KATY FEENEY
former MLB senior vice president and SBJ Game Changer in 2012
ED GARVEY
former NFL Players Association executive director
DALLAS GREEN
former Phillies, Mets and Yankees manager and former Cubs general manager and president
TODD HARRIS
NBA vice president of broadcasting
HOOTIE JOHNSON
former Masters and Augusta National chairman
JERRY KRAUSE
former Bulls general manager
DON BAYLOR
former MLB player and Rockies and Cubs manager
JAKE LaMOTTA
boxer and subject of the movie “Raging Bull”
ROLLIE MASSIMINO
former Villanova basketball coach
DAVID MODELL
former Baltimore Ravens president
JOHN DAVID MOLSON
former Montreal Canadiens owner and chairman
DR. FERDIE PACHECO
former Muhammad Ali physician
NEAL PATTERSON
Sporting Kansas City co-owner
JIMMY PIERSALL
former White Sox broadcaster
DR. NORBERT SANDER
Armory Foundation founder
HARRY SCOTT SR.
Turner Scott Motorsports co-owner
JOAN TISCH
New York Giants co-owner
GARY WADLER
former World Anti-Doping Agency chairman
CHUCK WIELGUS
USA Swimming executive director
ROBERT YATES
NASCAR hall of famer, engine builder and team owner
