Until Rooney’s diversity committee came up with the Rooney rule in 2003, those candidates were almost always white. Rupp, a three-time Olympian making his Boston debut, was 21 seconds behind and Japan’s Suguru Osako was another 30 seconds back. folo of the NFL Network were first to report the news of Lynch’s return to football after a one-year absence. He remains a significant figure in American soccer culture, even if his best days are well in the past.