Until Rooney’s diversity committee came up with the Rooney rule in 2003, those candidates were almost always white. Whereas sportsmanship entails an attitude that transcends winning and losing and instead places an emphasis on mutual respect and appreciation. ”He convinced them to move to the new Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, and they were renamed the Oakland Clippers that June. “Most people outside of the club probably laughed at us – ‘Yeah, nice one, good luck with that’ – but we lived and breathed it.