Sports Leadership Organizational Structure Paper The Pittsburgh Steelers were founded by Arthur J. “Art” Rooney and joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1933. The Rooney family has held a controlling interest in the team for almost its entire history. They are the seventh oldest team still operating in the NFL. Art Rooney was born and raised in the Pittsburgh area and when he was a teenager he founded the Hope-Harvey Football team, which was a semi-professional American football team. In essence, the Steelers grew from Hope-Harvey. In 1933, Rooney applied for a team with the NFL and in May 1933, his request was granted. He named the team the “Pirates” after Pittsburgh’s baseball club. The team struggled over the next 40 seasons, only …show more content…
Since 2008, the Rooney family has brought in several investors for the organization, while retaining control of the team itself. They brought in the investors so the team could comply with the NFL ownership regulations. Dan Rooney and his son, Art Rooney II (president of the franchise) wanted to stay involved in the organization while two of Dan’s brothers, Timothy and Patrick Rooney wanted to sell their shares and purse racetracks. Upon Dan Rooney’s death in 2017, he and Art Rooney II retained control of the team with the league minimum of 30%, the following make up the rest of the …show more content…
FRONT OFFICE
-Administration-
Arthur J. Rooney II, President
Arthur J. Rooney Jr., Vice President
Diane Lowe, Administrative Assistant
Rebecca Mihalcik, Administrative Assistant
Coaching Staff
Mike Tomlin, Head Coach
John Mitchell, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
Todd Haley, Offensive Coordinator
Keith Butler, Defensive Coordinator
Football Operations
Kevin Colbert, Vice President & General Manager
Omar Khan, Vice President of Football & Business Administration
Dan Rooney Jr., Player Personnel Coordinator
Phil Kreidler, College Scouting Coordinator
ORGANIZATIONAL FLOW CHART
Owners, Rooney Family
President, Arthur J. Rooney II Head Coach, Mike Tomlin
Coaching Staff
General Manager, Kevin Cobert
Director of Events, Rob Thompson Director of Guest Experience, Aaron Schmitt
After doing research for this assignment, it helped me to understand that, first various teams and organizations run and do things differently from one another. It showed the variety of positions and the responsibilities that each one holds. It gave me a more defined insight of the corporate structure of the