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George Steinbrenner
George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930 – July 13, 2010) was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series titles and 11 pennants. His outspokenness and role in driving up player salaries made him one of the sport's most controversial figures. Steinbrenner was also involved in the Great Lakes and Gulf Coast shipping industry. Known as a hands-on baseball executive, Steinbrenner earned the nickname "The Boss". He had a tendency to meddle in daily on-field decisions, and to hire and fire (and sometimes re-hire) managers. Former Yankees manager Dallas Green gave him the derisive nickname "Manager George". He died after suffering a heart attack in his Tampa home on the morning of July 13, 2010, the day of the 81st All-Star Game.
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Born
1930-07-04
Birth Place
Bay Village, Ohio, U.S.
Famous As
Owner of New York Yankees ( MLB ), businessman, investor, entrepreneur
Place Of Death
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Education
Williams_College
Political Ideology
Republican
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Joan Zieg (m. 1956)
Children
4, including Hank and Hal
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David Wells once threatened to ‘beat the s–t’ out of George Steinbrenner

David Wells once threatened to beat up the Boss. The former Yankees pitcher appeared on David Cone’s Jomboy Media podcast, “Toeing the Slab,” and recounted the time he threatened to “beat the s–t” out of George Steinbrenner’s during a testy locker room exchange. As Wells tells it, it was 1997, shortly after he joined the Yankees. He was on the receiving end of a Jeffrey Maier-type fan-interference event in right field, and told Steinbrenner to make some modifications to Yankee Stadium. “I go, ‘George, you gotta do something with that fence. Last year it benefitted you and today it hurt us,’” Wells...
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Although it may be a show about nothing, Seinfeld is also a show about baseball. From George Costanza’s tenure working for the New York Yankees to Kramer’s violent confrontations with baseball legends, Seinfeld has repeatedly used baseball references and player cameos throughout its nine season run. This probably has a lot to do with the show’s co-creators, Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, both being dedicated New York baseball fans. David grew up a Yankees fan and famously provided the rambling, scatter-brained voice of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner in 13 of the show’s episodes. Seinfeld, raised on Long Island, is a life-long Mets fan who apparently couldn’t resist the opportunity to go on a fictional, televised “date” with Mets first baseman Keith Hernandez.
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Yankees’ George Steinbrenner gets high praise from Mets’ Buck Showalter

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Hall of Fame’s steroid cloud goes back to George Steinbrenner, Bud Selig

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