Former NFL player and scout Dick Haley passed away on Friday. He was 85 years old.
Steelers chairman Art Rooney II said: “We have lost a great football mind and a better human being with the passing of Dick Haley. “He has been a valuable part of this franchise for 23 years, the first 4 of them as a player and the last 19 years as a member of the Bridge Human Resources Department. player.
“Dick played a key role in our unprecedented success in the 1970s in the second part of his career,” Rooney added. “He developed a unique eye for talent, and he ultimately helped identify and select many of the players that helped us win four Super Bowls in that decade. My deepest condolences to the entire Haley family during this difficult time.”
Haley was selected in the ninth round of the 1959 NFL Draft. He played full-back for Washington, Minnesota and Pittsburgh. Haley scored 14 interceptions and scored two touchdowns.
During his tenure as the Steelers’ director of player personnel – from 1971 to 1990 – Pittsburgh won four Super Bowls (IX, X, XIII, and XIV). Haley is in the franchise’s Hall of Fame.
His son, Todd, is a longtime NFL coach.
