NEW YORK (AP)—George Steinbrenner rebuilt the New York Yankees baseball dynasty, ushering in the era of multimillion-dollar salaries and accepting nothing less in return than World Series championships.
He fired managers. Rehired them. And fired them again.
He butted heads with MLB commissioners and fellow owners, insulted his players and dominated tabloid headlines—even upstaging the All-Star game on the day of his death.
The man who both inspired and terrorized the Yankees in more than three decades as owner, died Tuesday of a heart attack at age 80.
