It also comes in the man he supported for president a year after he hired Tomlin. d owner, dies aged 84Rooney’s name attached to NFL’s landmark initiative in minority hiringRoger Goodell: Rooney ‘one of the finest men in the history of our game’Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via EmailView more sharing optionsShare on LinkedInShare on PinterestShare on Google+Share on WhatsAppShare on MessengerCloseAssociated PressThursday 13 April 2017 21. The championship-winning Western New York Flash was sold and moved to North Carolina. orld Cup and won two Copa Libertadores titles before joining the Spartans and earning 1967 MVP honors.