Cornell University Athletics

Rooney was a three-time All-American (second-team 1923, 1924) and third-team (1922) in lacrosse. He was captain of Cornell squad that tied with Syracuse (a team they'd beaten) for the Northern League Championship in lacrosse (1923). The three-time letter winner in lacrosse played four years of football and was on national championship football teams of 1922 and 1923. Rooney died in 1990.