Pittsburgh Penguins fan stabbed in head refuses treatment until end of game | Sport | The Guardian. Rooney took over operation of the team in the 1960s from his father, Art, who founded the franchise. “He was a steward and a guardian for the growth and popularity of the NFL, because he loved the game so much. He could have started his familiar antics at that stage, snapping at his caddie, grumbling at the cr.