George Steinbrenner
George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930 – July 13, 2010) was an American businessman who was the owner of the New York Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010. He made his initial fortune as part of the Great Lakes shipping industry. After purchasing the Yankees, Steinbrenner made headlines for his meddling with team affairs, such as instilling a policy that prohibits facial hair and setting a trend with paying big salaries to marquee free agents like Reggie Jackson and Catfish Hunter. Manager Billy Martin alone was fired on five separate occasions.
Steinbrenner was born on July 4, 1930 in Rocky River, Ohio a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. He studied at Williams College and at Ohio State University. He was married to Elizabeth Joan Zieg from 1956 until his death 2010. He had four children. Steinbrenner died on July 13, 2010 in Tampa, Florida from a heart attack, aged 80.[1] He died 9 days after his 80th birthday.
A fictionalized version of George Steinbrenner was a recurring character on the popular NBC sitcom Seinfeld, voiced by series creator Larry David.
George Steinbrenner Media
Steinbrenner with Howard Cosell, 1980
Steinbrenner and Bob Sheppard memorialized on the facade of Yankee Stadium
References
- ↑ Goldstein, Richard (July 13, 2010). "George Steinbrenner, Yankees' Owner, Dies at 80". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/sports/baseball/14steinbrenner.html.
Other websites
- George Steinbrenner at Find A Grave
- Steinbrenner's basketball bio Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- George Steinbrenner Dies Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- George Steinbrenner on IMDb
- George Steinbrenner at the Internet Broadway Database
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