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George Steinbrenner

Born

in Rocky River, Ohio, The United States

July 04, 1930

Died

July 13, 2010

Genre

Nonfiction

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George Michael Steinbrenner III was a businessman and owner and former principal executive of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. His outspokenness and role in driving up player salaries made him one of the sport's most controversial figures.

Steinbrenner was known as a hands-on executive, earning the nickname "The Boss." His tendency to meddle in daily on-field decisions, and to hire and fire (and sometimes re-hire) managers led then-Yankees skipper Dallas Green to give him the derisive nickname "Manager George."

During Steinbrenner's ownership from 1973 to his death, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned 11 pennants and 7 World Series titles.

He died after suffering a massive heart attack in his Tampa home on the morning of J ...more

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George Steinbrenner’s books

Average rating: 3.15 · 311 ratings · 35 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Dusty: Reflections of an American Dream by Dusty Rhodes, George Steinbrenner (Foreword), Howard Brody (Contributor) 3.22 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Newsweek Magazine (George Steinbrenner...The Most hated Man In baseball .. The Damned Yankees, August 6 , 1990) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New York YANKEES 1997 SPring TRaining PRogram 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by George Steinbrenner (?)

“Don't talk to me about aesthetics or tradition. Talk to me about what sells and what's good right now. And what the American people like is to think the underdog still has a chance.”
― George Steinbrenner

tags: inspirational, underdog

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“Don't talk to me about aesthetics or tradition...what the American people like, is to think the underdog still has a chance.”
― George Steinbrenner

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