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Steelers Unveil Patch To Honor Dan Rooney

The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced the patch the team will wear all season to honor Dan Rooney, who passed away during the offseason.

We will wear a patch on our jerseys this season to honor Dan Rooney.

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— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) July 24, 2017

The patch, shaped in an Irish clover, contains his initials: Daniel Milton Rooney. Rooney passed away on April 13th at the age of 84.

This is the first year the Steelers will be without Rooney.