Jul 04
George Steinbrenner was born on the 4th of July because … ‘Merica.
The brash, bombastic son of a Cleveland shipping magnate, Steinbrenner was part of a small group of partners that purchased the New York Yankees from CBS in 1973.
“God, if you’d told me when I was a little boy that I’d have a chance to own the Yankees someday, I’d have stopped working and just waited, holding my breath, until the day came,” Steinbrenner told Sports Illustrated in 1973.
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