(photo from http://www.cbc.ca/)
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner passed away today at his home in Tampa due to a massive heart attack, he was 80 years-old. The media has been flooded with coverage so here's a list of highlights from some of those stories and articles. Enjoy:
- Owner of the New York Yankees since 1973
- Longest tenured owner in MLB history
- Amassed 11 AL Pennants and 7 World Series titles
- Known as "The Boss"
- Bought the Yanks from CBS for $10 million
- Yankee franchise's current net worth = $1.6 billion (third highest behind Manchester United, $1.8 billion, and the Dallas Cowboys, $1.65 billion)
- Served as an assistant football coach at Northwestern and Purdue in the mid-1950's
- Changed Yankees managers 20 times in first 23 seasons with the team
- Suspended from MLB for 2 years in 1974 after felony and misdemeanor charges were brought against him due to illegal contributions to Richard Nixon
- Banned from baseball for life in 1990 after paying a gambler $40,000 to dig up dirt on outfielder Dave Winfield (whom he later granted the largest free agent contract in history, $18.2 million over 10 years). He was reinstated in 1993.
- Was once quoted as saying he was against free agency as it might "ruin baseball". Also quoted saying he would be a mostly hands-off owner, and compared owning the Yankees to owning the Mona Lisa
- Has a high school named after him in Lutz, Florida due to his philanthropic efforts in that community
- Only stepped foot in New Yankee Stadium four times
(Sources: MLB.com, The New York Times, CNN.com, ESPN)
All-Star Game tonight at 8 p.m. on Fox
Did you see this last night?
**Hopefully my next post will be from a new MacBook Pro! Also heading to Chicago this weekend and catching a Cubs/Phillies game, be sure to check the blog for pics/video of my first Wrigley Field experience!
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