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PITTSBURGH – Noah Swayne, 33, said that the iconic statue of beloved Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney, Sr. grabbed and burned his hand with his signature cigar this morning as Swayne was walking past the likeness of the man everyone in Pittsburgh called ”The Chief.”
“I was telling my buddy, Samuel Blatchford, that the Steelers won’t repeat as Super Bowl champs,” Swayne explained, “and then all of a sudden, this powerful hand grabs me — it’s Mr. Rooney! Then he took that giant cigar he holds and thrust the lit end into my hand. I want to tell you, they could hear me screaming all the way to [popular local fast food restaurant] Primanti’s.”
Mr. Swayne immediately reported the assault to the statue of the police officer at the nearby Law Enforcement Memorial.
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