PITTSBURGH (AP) -Four new minority owners have joined the Pittsburgh Steelers’ revamped ownership group that is headed by team chairman emeritus Dan Rooney and his son, team president Art Rooney II.
The team announced the new members of the ownership group Thursday. They are David Tepper, the Paul Sams Family, Ben Statler and Mike Wilkins. Six other minority owners were previously announced, including Hall of Fame receiver John Stallworth.
The Steelers had been owned equally by the five sons of founder Art Rooney Sr. since the elder Rooney died in 1988, with a smaller share held by the John McGinley family. The group was revamped so Dan and Art Rooney II now hold the 30 percent stake required by the NFL of a franchise’s primary owner.
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