mailView more sharing optionsShare on LinkedInShare on PinterestShare on Google+Share on WhatsAppShare on MessengerCloseMichael LewisMonday 17 April 2017 10. Naturally it’s easier to be generous in victory than defeat, but he seemed to mean it, and the pair’. ”While Jones likened the Rooneys to NFL royalty, Rooney’s personal touch and irrepressible good natu. In the money-first world of professional sports owners, Rooney, who died Thursday at 84, showed courage many others might have avoided.