He did not always exude the physical power of the great Pittsburgh Steelers machine. From there, Dan Rooney oversaw NFL championships for a team that had never even played in a league title game. Because of that, he won’t be remembered as another rich kid who rode his father’s football team to a $2bn lottery ticket, but rather as an owner who actually stood for something. Weaknesses “Veteran presence with plenty of experience” is a euphemism for “no longer in their prime,” which is itself a euphemism for “old”.