ally play at a high level for a long period of time, without suffering major injury or physical degradation. Instead, the match only offered the Rapids a 90-minute reprieve from thinking about Tim Howard. He plunged ahead, accepting Obama’s invitation to be the US ambassador to Ireland, a post he held between 2009 and 2012. But the Rooneys didn’t panic, and Pittsburgh drafted Bradshaw with the top overall pick in 1970.