WCBS 880 in New York is reporting that Yankee Principle Owner George Steinbrenner has passed away after a massive heart attack at the age of 80. Steinbrenner, who had ceded control of the team to his children after the 2007 season, had been suffering with undisclosed medical issues for some time. He had been making little to no public appearances, and generally was only heard from via statements released to the public from his publicist.
Steinbrenner's legacy is a complicated matter, no surprise coming from an obviously complicated man. Since purchasing the Yankees from CBS in 1973 for 10 million dollars, Steinbrenner has had his fair share of ups and downs, including 7 world championships and 2 suspensions from baseball. His mindset, that nothing short of a world championship is success, has permeated into the psyche of all Yankee fans.
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