George Steinbrenner
George Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseballs New York Yankees. During Steinbrenners 37year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series titles andpennants. His outspokenness and role in driving up player salaries made him one of the sports most controversial figures. Steinbrenner was also involved in the Great Lakes and Gulf Coast shipping industry.
Steinbrenner was born in Rocky River, Ohio, the only son of Rita and Henry George Steinbrenner II. His mother was an Irish immigrant who had changed her name from OHaley to Haley. His father was of German descent and had been a worldclass track and field hurdler while at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which he graduated in engineering in 1927, first in his class and a distinguished scholar in Naval Architecture. The elder Steinbrenner later became a wealthy shipping magnate who ran the family firm operating freight ships hauling ore and grain on the Great Lakes. George III was named after his paternal grandfather, George Michael Steinbrenner II. Steinbrenner had two younger sisters, Susan and Judy.
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