What a fascinating Man! I loved the Seinfeld Shows with his character in them.
He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4.
Steinbrenner had a heart attack.
He hosted “Saturday Night Live,” clowned with Martin in a commercial and chuckled at his impersonation on “Seinfeld.”
“Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing,” Steinbrenner was fond of saying. “Breathing first, winning next.”
From Wikipedia:
George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930 – July 13, 2010[1][2]) 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.”[3]
During Steinbrenner’s ownership from 1973 to his death, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned 11Â pennants and 7Â World Series titles.
He died after suffering a massive heart attack in his Tampa home on the morning of July 13, 2010.[4][5]
| George Steinbrenner | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 4, 1930 Rocky River, Ohio |
| Died | July 13, 2010 (aged 80) Tampa, Florida |
| Occupation | Owner of New York Yankees(MLB), businessman, CEO,entrepreneur |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Joan Zieg |
| Children | Hank Steinbrenner Hal Steinbrenner Jessica Steinbrenner Jennifer Steinbrenner-Swindal |
| Parents | Henry G. Steinbrenner II Rita Haley |