@article{THESIS,
      recid = {2345},
      author = {Chaljub, Justin},
      title = {Digging Deeper: Exploring the Relationship of the Rooney  Rule and Coaching Diversity in the NFL},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {B.A.},
      address = {2019-04},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {This paper analyzes the relationship between the Rooney  Rule and coaching diversity in the National Football League  (NFL). The Rooney Rule is a policy implemented in 2003 by  the NFL to address long-standing concerns over minority  representation among coaches. The Rooney Rule stipulates  that for every head-coaching vacancy, at least one minority  candidate must be interviewed for the position. In this  paper, I provide input to the research question: To what  extent has the Rooney Rule improved minority representation  among high-level NFL coaches? The NFL claims the Rooney  Rule to be a policy success. However, existing research on  the impact of the Rooney Rule suggests mixed findings. Some  publications claim that performance, not race, is the  primary driver for selecting coaching candidates for  high-level positions. Other publications attribute all-time  highs in minority Head Coaching hires almost directly to  the Rooney Rule. To better understand the Rooney Rule’s  effectiveness, I conducted comparisons of minority hiring  rates across two different time periods for the following  three topics: the comparability of diversity improvements  to the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Major  League Baseball (MLB), the disparities of racial coaching  distribution by team, and the difference of hiring rates of  Coordinators among white and minority Head Coaches.  Informed by my research findings and discussions in  existing literature, my ultimate policy recommendation for  increasing diversity within the coaching ranks is to  mandate expansion of the Rooney Rule to include  Coordinator-level coaching positions, such that minorities  are better positioned to become future Head Coaches.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/2345},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.2345},
}