Joe Rooney (American football)

• Duluth Kelleys (1923, 1924)
• Rock Iceland Independents (1925 )
• Duluth Eskimos (1926, 1927)
• Pottsville Maroons (1928 )
• Chicago Cardinals (1929 )

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Joseph Patrick " Joe" Rooney ( born August 28, 1898 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, † March 1979) was an US- American football player. He played as a tackle and end in the National Football League ( NFL). Rooney and his two brothers Cobb and Bill played in the years 1924 and 1927 at the same time for the Duluth Kelleys / Eskimos. They are the only three brothers who aufliefen at the same time for the same football team in the NFL.

Playing career

Joe Rooney grew up with his brothers and Bill Cobb on in Virginia, Minnesota. They visited the high school there. Joe and his brother Bill played on the high school basketball and in 1915 elected to the State selection. His brother Bill was able to repeat this success in 1916.

In 1923, Joe Rooney Football pro at the Duluth Kelleys, who were coached by Joey Sternaman. The team from Duluth was in possession of their players. His brother Bill joined in the same year the team a year later came also Cobb to the team. From 1924, the team was coached by Dewey Scanlon, who served at the same time as a manager. A sporting success failed the team. After the season, Rooney joined the rock Iceland independents to return a year later to the Duluth Eskimos. In 1926, the later members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Walt Kiesling, John McNally and Ernie Nevers the Eskimos were able to bind to the team. However, did not alter the lack of success of the team. Although Nevers in 1927 and taken over as coach, the Eskimos play their operation had to stop after this season due to financial problems. Rooney then moved to the trained by Pete Henry Pottsville Maroons. The Maroons moved to the season to Boston. Rooney played two games in 1929 for the Chicago Cardinals, who were coached by his former coach Dewey Scanlon and finished after his career.