Celtics' Isaiah Thomas starts playoff game after death of sister in car accident | Sport | The Guardian. In the money-first world of professional sports owners, Rooney, who died Thursday at 84, showed courage many others might have avoided. It went into the River Dee and must have been swept into the North Sea before drifting towards Norway. Ten years, seven trips to the playoffs and two Super Bowls later, Tomlin stands as proof of how Rooney’s rule should work.