UPMC Rooney Sports Complex

The UPMC Center for Sports Medicine located in the complex is an international destination for amateur and professional athletes alike for its training, medical, and rehabilitation studies and services.

[3] The UPMC Sport Performance Complex was designed by the architectural firm L. D. Astorino Associates, Ltd. Development was managed by Oxford Development Company and construction of the complex by Mascaro Construction was initiated in June 1999 and completed on September 5, 2000[3][4] although the Panthers and Steelers moved into their respective portions of the facility in August.

[5] The complex was completed at a cost reported from $30[6] to $80 million[7] and, as part of Pittsburgh's urban river-front revitalization effort, is located on the former site of the Jones & Laughlin, and later LTV, steel mill in the SouthSide Works.

The center also conducts major injury prevention studies involving, for example, female knee ligament, shoulders, golf and cycling.

It also serves as a research center for such areas as robotic surgery, stem cell tissue regeneration, concussion prevention and human motion.

[16] Specific components of the program may include strengthening and conditioning, improving speed, agility and joint stability, identifying and managing any potential areas of weakness, injury prevention, sports massage therapy and nutrition counseling as well as sport-specific skills training.

[17] Hundreds of elite athletes and famous individuals have been served at the UPMC Sport Performance Complex including, to name a few, golfer Greg Norman, Tour de France winners Miguel Indurain and Greg LeMond, wrestler Kurt Angle, hockey star Mario Lemieux, hurdler Roger Kingdom, football stars Dan Marino and Jerome Bettis, ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov, actress Kathleen Turner, along with other athletes from the Panthers, Steelers, Duquesne Dukes, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Pittsburgh Penguins.

[3][7] The 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m2) indoor practice facility contains a full-size Act Global artificial grass football field, surrounding track, a racquetball court, and a separate strengthening/conditioning area.

The Panthers' weight room is furnished with the latest in training equipment and is utilized year-round for both offseason and in-season lifting regimens.