African-American who grew up in Louisiana but developed a close bond with Rooney during his 12-year career. 56?BSTUnlike many scions of blue-blood NFL family dynasties, Dan Rooney was not an imposing man. Or to put it another way, some sports see themselves as possessing greater integrity than others. Adams State, which play in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, open their 2017 season on 2 September against South Dakota’s Black Hills State University.