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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.
In 2009, Forbes estimated the Yankees to be worth $1.5 billion. [4] Steinbrenner died in July 2010. [3] George married Joan Zieg on May 12, 1956. Joan was a philanthropist and invested in real estate. Additionally, she served as a vice chairperson for the Yankees. She died in December 2018. [5]
Under Steinbrenner's ownership, YankeeNets was formed after a merger of the business operations of the Yankees and New Jersey Nets. [13] After the Nets were sold to Bruce Ratner, YankeeNets became a limited liability company (LLC) known as Yankee Global Enterprises. [14] The LLC owns the Yankees and the YES Network.
Steinbrenner was the older brother of Yankees managing partner Hal and son of the legendary George. Yankees co-owner Hank Steinbrenner dies at 63 [Video] Skip to main content
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The news of George Steinbrenner's death from a heart ... public had it not been for a 2007 article in Portfolio by sportswriter Franz Lidz that called attention to the New York Yankees owner's ...
Henry George Steinbrenner III (April 2, 1957 – April 14, 2020) was an American businessman who was a part owner and co-chairman of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was the older brother of the team's principal owner and managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner .
How he made his billions: Steinbrenner, 52, and his brother, Hank, who died in 2020, inherited the team from their father, George Steinbrenner, the controversial, outspoken former Yankees owner ...