NEW YORK — George Steinbrenner, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all across America, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4.
Steinbrenner had a heart attack, was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Fla., and died at about 6:30 a.m. ET.
Source: ESPN
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
He’ll be missed.
You notice how all the greats are named George? George Washington, George W. Bush, George Steinbrenner, Boy George, George Jetson.
You left out George Jefferson.
Sorry, my bad.
I forgot George Costanza and George of the Jungle too. D’oh!