Joe Rooney (American football)

{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (1898–1979)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Joe Rooney

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| position = End / Tackle

| birth_date = {{birth_date|1898|08|28}}

| birth_place = Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|1979|3|4|1898|8|28}}

| death_place = St. Louis County, Minnesota, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 177

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| pastteams =

• Duluth Kelleys ({{NFL Year|1923}}–{{NFL Year|1924}})
• Rock Island Independents ({{NFL Year|1925}})
• Duluth Eskimos ({{NFL Year|1926}}–{{NFL Year|1927}})
• Pottsville Maroons ({{NFL Year|1928}})
• Chicago Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1929}})

| pfr = R/RoonJo20

}}

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Joseph Patrick Rooney (August 28, 1898 – March 4, 1979) was a Canadian-born American professional football player. After attending high school in Virginia, Minnesota, Rooney made his professional debut in the early years of National Football League (NFL) in 1923 for the Kelley–Duluth club. He played for the Kelleys, Duluth Eskimos, Chicago Cardinals, Pottsville Maroons and Rock Island Independents during his 7-year career.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/roon00600.html | title=JOE ROONEY | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=April 16, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816014649/http://www.profootballarchives.com/roon00600.html|archivedate=August 16, 2016}}