george steinbrenner

     

This late Yankees owner said, "Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing"

Trivia about george steinbrenner

  • This Yankee owner's first sports venture was the Cleveland Pipers semipro basketball team
  • Saying he wouldn't be active in the day-to-day running of the Yankees, in 1973 he led the group that bought them
  • He fired Billy Martin 5 times
  • In his first 17 seasons as owner of the Yankees, he changed managers 17 times
  • Bob Lemon, Gene Michael & Lou Piniella were each fired twice by him; we won't get into the Billy Martin saga
  • In 1973 he said he wouldn't interfere with the Yankees' management & he'd stick to building ships -- uh-huh
  • (Jason Alexander of Seinfeld reads the clue.) When this "boss" of mine mistakenly told my dad I was dead, Dad responded, "What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?"
  • This team owner bought his team in 1973 for a mere $10 million, & it's won 7 World Series since
  • Outfielder Mickey Rivers claimed, "me", this Yankees owner "& Billy (Martin) are two of a kind)

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