Arthur Joseph Rooney, Sr. (January 27, 1901 - August 25, 1988) was the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise in the National Football League. Art Rooney was born in the mining town (and Pittsburgh suburb) of Coulterville, Pennsylvania. Rooney was Pittsburgh through and through. He graduated from Duquesne Prep, then went on to Duquesne University before founding the Pittsburgh Steelers. His affiliation with the NFL began in 1933 after he traveled to Saratoga Race Course in New York and won at least $2,500 in a parlay of longshot winners. He soon used that $2,500 to pay the required National Football League franchise entrance fee for a club based in the city of Pittsburgh, which he had named the Pirates (also the name of the city's long-established Major League Baseball club, which Rooney was a fan of as a child). Rooney sent shockwaves through the NFL by signing Byron "Whizzer" White to a then record breaking $15,000 contract in 1938. This move, however, did not bring the Pirates a winning season. The club did not have a season above .500 until 1942, the year after they were renamed the Pittsburgh Steelers. During World War II, the Steelers had some financial difficulties and were merged with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1943 and the Chicago Cardinals in 1944. After the War, Rooney became team president. He longed to bring an NFL title to Pittsburgh but was never able to beat the powerhouse teams, like the Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers. After forty seasons, it seemed as the Steelers would always be destined for the second division. Through expert scouting, the Steelers did become a power. In Rooney's 41st season as owner, the club won the Super Bowl. They followed up with Super Bowl victories following the 1975, 1978, and 1979 seasons. After the 1974 season, Rooney relinquished the day to day operation of the club to his son Dan. He remained as Chairman of the Board of the club until his death in Pittsburgh in 1988. Art Rooney received many awards during his career. In 1964, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Duquesne University named their football field in his honor in 1993. In 1999, the Sporting News named him one of the 100 most powerful sports figures of the 20th century. A Statue of his likeness graces the entrance to the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Heinz Field. He also has a street named in his honor on Pittsburgh's north shore. Art Rooney is the subject of, and the only character in, the one-man play The Chief, written by Gene Collier and Rob Zellers. The play debuted at the Pittsburgh Public Theater in 2003, and has been revived on three occasions since then. All productions have starred Tom Atkins as Rooney. Today, Rooney is probably the city's most beloved figure. Few are talked about with as much reverence as Rooney. At Steeler games, (Especially during the Super Bowl XL season) there is a sign that shows a picture of Rooney with his beloved cigar and under the photo, the word "Believe." source: wiki and steelersfever.com Mr. Rooney is buried in North Side Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Oh yeah, I'm rooting for Pittsburgh.

Johnny’s Pizza was originally started in 1965 by Johnny Pace in Manlius N.Y. Bruce Jackson went to work at the pizzeria at the age of sixteen. In 1971 at the age of nineteen Jackson went into business with Johnny’s younger brother Rosario in a small pizzeria just off the Syracuse University campus also named Johnny's Pizza. Jackson and Pace enjoyed great success at this location for six years. This location is still in operation today. In 1977 Bruce Jackson and new partner Scott Allen moved to Atlanta Georgia to start a Johnny's Pizza location there. In the spring of 1977 Bruce and Scott opened their first store in Forest Park Georgia. After a year of business in that location they decided to move the restaurant to Virginia Avenue in East Point Georgia across the street from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The new location proved to be a huge success and just over one year later a second store on Cheshire Bridge Road was opened. Between 1984 and 1994 four more locations were opened in the Atlanta area. In 1994 Bruce and Scott started to work on a new company called Johnny's Pizza Franchise Systems, Inc. In the past 15 years Johnny's Pizza has grown to 70 restaurants, with 5 scheduled to open in the year 2009. In 2003 Bruce and Scott opened an affiliate company- Johnny Brusco's New York Style Pizza -for doing business outside the state of Georgia. This company has 12 locations now, and will soon open many more. Johnny Brusco's Pizza is now open in Dallas Texas (1 Locations), Memphis Tennessee (4 locations), Johnson City (1) and Kingsport (1) Tennessee, Concord (1) and High Point (1) North Carolina, Bentonville Arkansas (1), Overland Park Kansas (1) and Auburn Alabama (1). Johnny’s has plans to continue developing these markets. For information regarding these markets, as well as other potential markets, please visit our Franchise Home Page. Many of our franchise owners have become quite successful with their Johnny’s Pizza Franchises and are now operating more than one location. We have enjoyed great success in the metro Atlanta area and look forward to continuing success as our business continues to expand in many new locations and cities.