A Different Way to Win

Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule

By: Jim Rooney, Bill Cowher - introduction, Joe Greene - introduction, Roger Goodell, Paul Tagliabue, Art Rooney II, Mel Blount, James "Shack" Harris, Rocky Bleier, Cyrus Mehri, Ray Anderson, Judy Battista, N. Jeremi Duru, Mike Tomlin, Franco Harris

Dan Rooney was one of the most influential sports executives of his generation—the man who transformed the Pittsburgh Steelers into one of the National Football League's greatest dynasties and premiere franchises. Some of Dan Rooney’s most important achievements, however, took place off the playing field as he sought to bring about equity in the league's hiring practices and peace in his ancestral homeland of Ireland. As a business leader, a philanthropist, a diplomat, and the author of the famous Rooney Rule—the pioneering hiring policy that promotes diverse leadership within the NFL—Dan Rooney was known for his core values, his quiet strength, his effectiveness, and his willingness to talk to and hear from those who disagreed with him.

In A Different Way to Win, Jim Rooney takes listeners behind the scenes and share stories of Dan Rooney’s life and achievements. This expanded audio edition of A Different Way to Win includes newly recorded conversations with business and political leaders, and some of the sports world’s biggest names, including Roger Goodell, Paul Tagliabue, Franco Harris, Mel Blount, Judy Battista, Art Rooney II, and more, with a prologue read by Bill Cowher and a foreword read by Joe Greene. The insights from the stories and conversations shared in this audiobook teach us that there’s a different way to lead and A Different Way to Win.

Read by Jim Rooney, Bill Cowher, and Joe Greene and featuring interviews with Roger Goodell, Paul Tagliabue, Art Rooney II, Mel Blount, James "Shack" Harris, Rocky Bleier, Cyrus Mehri, Ray Anderson, Judy Battista, N. Jeremi Duru, Mike Tomlin and Franco Harris.

Fabulous story.

Fabulous story, beautifully told and edited. Outstanding history lesson for all Americans. Wonderful lesson in leadership.

Great cast & history of Steelers success

Very good book on the Rooney’s leadership and resulting success. Really liked interviews with various players, coaches and leaders. A definite read if you’re a Steelers (or an NFL) fan. Towards the end focused a little much on the Rooney rule.

Fantastic story of hard working family man.

Just listening to this story from the son's point of view makes it hard to not want to root for the team. Knowing the work and effort put in by his father to help build the NFL into what it is today is astounding. The first hand accounts arr terrific and I will definitely be keeping this in my collection to listen to again.

great listen

I like the format of this audiobook. It isn't a verbatim reading of the book, but more like a long format podcast. Great stories and lessons shared in this telling.

same ole same ole

I wanted to like it but it's the same info we already knew from all the other steelers documentaries. wasted $$. Also, Art she'll was not the 1st minority coach. Art Shell himself said he wasn't & corrected the press & said it was Tom Flores.