What is George Steinbrenner?
[[File:George Steinbrenner - New York Yankees owner.jpg|right|200px]] '''George Michael Steinbrenner III''' (July 4, 1930 &ndash; July 13, 2010) was an [[Americans|American]] businessman who was the owner of the [[New York Yankees]] from 1973 until his death in 2010. He made his initial fortune as part of the [[Great Lakes]] shipping industry. After purchasing the Yankees, Steinbrenner became [[famous]] for his adjustment of team affairs, such as making a policy that prohibits [[Beard|facial hair]] and setting a [[trend]] with paying big [[Salary|salaries]] to [[marquee]] free agents like [[Reggie Jackson]] and Catfish Hunter. Manager Billy Martin alone was not allowed to continue his job on five separate occasions. Steinbrenner was born on July 4, 1930 in [[Rocky River, Ohio]] a suburb of [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]. He studied at [[Williams College]] and at [[Ohio State University]]. He was married to Elizabeth Joan Zieg from 1956 until his death 2010. He had four children. Steinbrenner died on July 13, 2010 in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]] from a [[heart attack]], aged 80.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/sports/baseball/14steinbrenner.html |title=George Steinbrenner, Yankees' Owner, Dies at 80|work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Richard|last=Goldstein|date=July 13, 2010}}</ref> He died 9 days after his 80th birthday. A [[Fiction|fictionalized]] version of George Steinbrenner was a character that appeared often on the popular [[NBC]] [[sitcom]] Seinfeld, voiced by series creator [[Larry David]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54892725 George Steinbrenner] at [[Find A Grave]] *[http://hoopedia.nba.com/index.php/George_Steinbrenner Steinbrenner's basketball bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705051715/http://hoopedia.nba.com/index.php/George_Steinbrenner |date=2008-07-05 }} *[http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/nyc/george-steinbrenner-dies-20100713 George Steinbrenner Dies] {{We