"Rooney Rule Legacy Touches Entirety of NFL and Beyond" by N. Jeremi Duru and Brian Batko
 

Rooney Rule Legacy Touches Entirety of NFL and Beyond

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

April 2017

Abstract

"Chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, a foundation promoting equality in coaching, scouting and front-office jobs for NFL teams, Mr. Wooten worked closely with Mr. Rooney to develop a league policy requiring teams to interview minority candidates. Eventually — and, as Mr. Wooten remembers, reluctantly — it would be named after an Irishman who grew up on the North Side.

Source Publication

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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