Larger than life, perhaps is an overused cliche, but when it comes to George Steinbrenner, who passed away Tuesday at age 80 the term certainly fits the man.
Steinbrenner, who had a life of some repute as a Tampa based shipping magnate, is of course more famously known as the face, voice and ethos of the New York Yankees, was acknowledged as the driving force behind a baseball renaissance in America’s largest city yesterday…
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