George Steinbrenner
From BR Bullpen
George Michael Steinbrenner
- Born July 4, 1930 in Cleveland, OH
The owner of the New York Yankees since 1973 when he bought them from CBS for $10 million, George Steinbrenner is well known for his love of firing managers. He hired and fired Billy Martin five times. In more recent times he has changed that reputation sticking with Joe Torre as manager from 1996 to present. Since he has owned the club, the Yankees have won the World Series six times.
Steinbrenner was routinely parodied on the show Seinfeld. His voice was portrayed by the show's co-creator Larry David. He was also banned from baseball in 1990 by commissioner Fay Vincent for associating with gamblers to damage the reputation of former Yankee Dave Winfield. He was re-instated in 1993.
Steinbrenner was also a assistant football coach at both Northwestern University and Purdue University.
[edit] Further Reading
- John Rosengren: Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year That Changed Baseball Forever, Sourcebooks, Inc., Naperville, IL, 2008.
