Art Rooney Jr. Wants To Do Right By FamilyDan Rooney Gives Steelers Sale Update; McGinley Not SellingPOSTED: 11:29 pm EDT July 9,
2008 PITTSBURGH -- All parties with a stake in the future of the Pittsburgh Steelers' ownership seek to do right, specifically for the Rooneys, for their families.Art Rooney Jr. -- one of the five Rooney brothers looking to sell their 16 percent share of the team -- told WTAE Channel 4's Shannon Perrine that he wants to do what's right for his family, which owns a majority 64 percent in the team. Podcast: Listen To The Uncut Rooney Interview With Action News (Approximately 6 Minutes) It's Not All In The FamilyStanley Druckenmiller, a Pittsburgh billionaire and Rooney family friend, could buy a majority stake in the team and allow Dan Rooney and his son, Art II, to continue to run the team.Then, there is the McGinley family, which owns 20 percent of the team. Jack McGinley Jr. was asked if his family has been asked to sell."We really haven't. We talk among (McGinley) family members but we're not actively involved in any negotiations," he said.Fans have not expressed great concern."I wish I was a Rooney and had 16 percent of something as valuable as the team, and that's wonderful for them and I hope that they'll do the right thing, and according to their track record, they will and the team, as Mr. Rooney said, will be in Pittsburgh for the next 75 years and hopefully longer," said J.R. McGrath, a fan. Previous Stories:
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