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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 from 1973 until his death in 2010.
Joan Steinbrenner, wife of legendary Yankees owner George, died Friday at 83 with her family at her side.
In 1973, her husband, George Steinbrenner, led a group of investors who bought the New York Yankees baseball team, and she became involved with running the business. She continued to work for the team after her husband's death in 2010. [7] In 1977 Steinbrenner bought the Bay Harbor Inn in Tampa, Florida.
[10] [11] John McMullen, one of Steinbrenner's limited partners, said, "There is nothing in life quite so limited as being a limited partner of George Steinbrenner." [12] Under Steinbrenner's ownership, YankeeNets was formed after a merger of the business operations of the Yankees and New Jersey Nets. [13]
The news of George Steinbrenner's death from a heart attack today might have come as more of a surprise to the public had it not been for a 2007 article in Portfolio by sportswriter Franz Lidz ...
Sheppard died at his home in Baldwin, New York, on July 11, 2010, three months and nine days shy of his 100th birthday, and two days before the death of owner George Steinbrenner. [32] In announcing his father's death, Sheppard's son Paul said, "I know St. Peter will now recruit him.
Monument Park is an open-air museum located in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York City. It contains a collection of monuments, plaques , and retired numbers honoring distinguished members of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball .
Susie Coughlin was concerned when her daughter struggled with reading skills at her public school.. The mom of two was disappointed her district didn't teach phonics as part of its literacy program.