Post by ogsdog on Jul 13, 2010 13:34:59 GMT -1
Yankees Boss George Steinbrenner Dies
Originally posted 07/13/2010 10:15AM EST
George Steinbrenner, whose New York Yankees won 11 American League pennants and seven world championships under his frequently controversial ownership, died of a massive heart attack Tuesday morning in Tampa, Florida. He had turned 80 on the 4th of July, but has been in failing health the past few years after suffering a series of strokes
He was called "The Boss," and that he was – bullying (especially to his managers and general managers), bombastic but, like the team he and 15 limited partners bought for $8.8 million from CBS in 1973, generally victorious.