Yankees owner dies 14/07/2010 |
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George Steinbrenner, the long-time owner of Major League Baseball's (MLB) New York Yankees, has died at the age of 80 following a heart attack.
Steinbrenner, known as ‘The Boss’ throughout the baseball world, bought the world-famous Yankees franchise in a $10m deal in 1973. His tenure saw the team win 11 pennants and seven World Series titles, and its value soared to more than $1bn as Steinbrenner became the first owner to sell TV rights to a cable company.
Steinbrenner was known to aggressively interfere with the running of his team, particularly in his early years of ownership, and clashed with several general managers and managers – most famously Billy Martin, who was hired and fired five times.
He did, however, scale back his involvement in later years as his health began to fail him and handed over control of the Yankees to his sons Hal and Hank in 2007.
His public appearances became rare as he spent the majority of his time in Florida, but he was driven around Yankee Stadium on a golf cart when the old ballpark hosted the All-Star Game in 2008 – its final season before demolition.
In April this year, he was present at the new Yankee Stadium and was presented with his 2009 World Series Championship ring in his suite by team captain Derek Jeter and manager Joe Girardi.
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