George Steinbrenner’s Dirtiest Deed

May 10, 2011 by Peter Golenbock · 2 Comments

Recent FBI documents dug up by the Associated Press reveal that George Steinbrenner blamed his lawyer for his troubles relating to the illegal campaign contributions he made to the Committee to Reelect the President, who at the time was Richard Nixon. Nothing could be further from the truth. In 1981 while researching my book George: […]

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There Will Never Be Another Owner Like ‘The Boss’

July 14, 2010 by Chris Jensen · Leave a Comment

When I received news that George Steinbrenner had passed away at the age of 80, a wave of thoughts and emotions came over me. A lifelong fan of the Yankees, I was 10 years old when Steinbrenner and his partners bought the team for $8.8 million in 1973 in a deal that now rivals the […]

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