George Steinbrenner

George Steinbrenner

Biography

When George Steinbrenner bought the Yankees in 1973, nobody could imagine that he would take an active part in their ownership. Not even him. "We plan absentee ownership as far as running the Yankees is concerned," he said. "We're not going to pretend we're something we aren't. I'll stick to building ships." He never did stick to that, changing managers 20 times in his first... Read on

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