{"id":15096112,"date":"2026-04-02T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/did-art-rooneys-gambling-help-bring-the-nfl-draft-to-pittsburgh-in-1947\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:49:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:49:58","slug":"did-art-rooneys-gambling-help-bring-the-nfl-draft-to-pittsburgh-in-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/did-art-rooneys-gambling-help-bring-the-nfl-draft-to-pittsburgh-in-1947\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Art Rooney\u2019s gambling help bring the NFL Draft to Pittsburgh in 1947?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nextpittsburgh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Rooney-Stadium.jpg?fit=1600,1082&amp;ssl=1\" style=\"width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<div>In December of 1947, the NFL Draft was held in a Pittsburgh hotel loved by Art Rooney Sr. How did it happen?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/nextpittsburgh.com\/features\/did-art-rooneys-gambling-help-bring-the-nfl-draft-to-pittsburgh-in-1947\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News \u2013 World \u2013 Pittsburgh \u2013 rss.app2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In December of 1947, the NFL Draft was held in a Pittsburgh hotel loved by Art Rooney Sr. How did it 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