The son of Art Rooney, the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Art. Jr, was there from the creation, when his father purchased this flagship NFL franchise with gambling winnings. As team scouting director, Art Jr. supervised the drafts that built the legendary 1970’s dynasty teams. During this time the Steelers drafted 10 future Hall of Fame players. In 1974, Rooney’s scouting department produced five Hall of Famers, including draft picks Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster and free agent Donnie Shell.

Upton Bell, son of NFL president Bert Bell, former NFL executive, long term radio host and social commentator Upton Bell discusses his donation of his family’s memorabilia collection to the University of Massachusetts/Amherst.

Kirstin Kay: As the Mark H. McCormack Archivist for Sports Innovation at UMass Amherst, Kirstin curates a number of significant displays, including the recently acquired Upton Bell Collection. Kirstin discusses the significance of the Bell collection, which features more than 125 football-related historic pieces accumulated by the Bell family. In addition to the Bell collection, Kirsten handles the collection of legendary pioneer sports agent Mike McCormack

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