George Steinbrenner Dead At 80

[Mauser98k]

George Steinbrenner died Tuesday morning, a person close to the longtime New York Yankees owner told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not yet made the announcement.

WABC-TV in New York reported that Steinbrenner, the Yankees' owner since 1973, suffered a massive heart attack.

George Steinbrenner

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According to reports, Steinbrenner, who celebrated his 80th birthday on July 4, was taken to a Tampa hospital after emergency crews responded to his home Monday night.

Steinbrenner gave his sons, Hal and Hank, day-to-day control of the team in late 2007.

He told The Associated Press last week that he was "feeling good" after spending a couple hours in his office at the Yankees' spring training complex.

Under his ownership, the Yankees have won 11 AL pennants and seven World Series titles.

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5375561

 

[LukeEl]

Wow, as much as I hate the Yankees that sucks...

 

[BAYAMONXXX]

R.I.P. George Steinbrenner

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[Vlad The Impaler]

Rest in Peace Mr. Steinbrenner. The biggest Yankee fan of them all.

 

[thebear247]

been a bad week for the yankess R.I.P Mr. Steinbrenner

 

[GibbsGrad2002]

R.I.P Mr. Steinbrenner I not a yankee fan but I sad to hear he passed away he did alot for the Tampa Bay are here in Florida he will be missed

 

[Baill Inneraora]

We was a great Buckeye.


Michigan fans to this day swear that the only reason the Yankees drafted Drew Henson was so he didn't play his senior year at QB for the Wolverines.

 

[pete rose]

All right let's see what I have today. Darn it, it's ham and cheese again--and she forgot the fancy mustard. I told her I like that fancy mustard, you know you could put that fancy mustard on a shoe and it would taste pretty good to me. Oh, she made up for it with a cupcake though. Hey, look at this, you know I got a new system for eating these things, George. I used to peel off the chocolate. Now I turn it upside down, I eat the cake first and save the frosting for the end, it's almost a dessert dessert...

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

You'd think with all his $ he would've been on top of his health. I guess money can only buy so many things. RIP.

 

[Steve-FreeOnes]

Too many calzones. RIP.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Too many calzones. RIP.

Yeah. Too many slices of NY style. Steinbrenner sounds German or Jewish. I ran a search and only thing I found was his religion is Christian, so he is not Jewish. I think that's a German surname.

 

[biomech]

RIP George.

 

[Facetious]

George purchased the mediocre Yankees team in the early 70's for approx
$8 million and today the franchise is worth over $2 billion . . . not bad for a guy who hired and fired Billy Martin . . . what, about 5 times? :hatsoff:





:beer: :glugglug:

 

[mrtrebus]

At last, now the truth will come out. . .

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

George purchased the mediocre Yankees team in the early 80's for approx
$8 million and today the franchise is worth over $2 billion . . . that's what I call a good investor! :hatsoff:

No kidding. Most valuable franchise in the world perhaps?

 

[StanScratch]

Sad, but unfortunately, not a surprise. The Boss had been in poor health for a while, and the last time I saw him, he was a shell of the man I remember.

 

[Facetious]

No kidding. Most valuable franchise in the world perhaps?

Mind you, $8 million was a lot of money in those days, but hey, the $2 billion beats inflation. :1orglaugh

 

[PlasmaTwa2]

No kidding. Most valuable franchise in the world perhaps?

I remember reading that it was second after Manchester United.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Mind you, $8 million was a lot of money in those days, but hey, the $2 billion beats inflation. :1orglaugh

Most definitely. Had to've known something to have foreseen that investment.

 

[tommythump]

I was shocked when I heard on the radio in my car.