Steinbrenner family

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The Steinbrenner family is a prominent American family best known for its long-time ownership and leadership of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American family
business family
acquired New York Yankees
acquiredFrom CBS
acquisitionDate 1973
associatedTeam New York Yankees
associatedVenue George M. Steinbrenner Field
Yankee Stadium
associatedWith Major League Baseball
basedIn New York City
Tampa, Florida
businessModel family-owned sports franchise
businessOrigin Great Lakes shipping business
controls YES Network
surface form: YES Network (major stake historically)

Yankee Global Enterprises
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
currentPrincipalOwner Hal Steinbrenner
eraOfProminence early 21st century
late 20th century
ethnicOrigin German-American
founderOfFamilyFortune George Steinbrenner
industry professional sports ownership
real estate
shipping
knownFor aggressive team-building strategy with the Yankees
high payroll spending on players
multiple World Series championships with the Yankees
leadershipTransition from George Steinbrenner to his children
legacy major influence on modern sports franchise management
mediaReputation one of the most famous ownership families in U.S. sports
member Christina Steinbrenner
George Steinbrenner
Hal Steinbrenner
Hank Steinbrenner
Jennifer Steinbrenner
Jessica Steinbrenner
Joan Steinbrenner
notableAchievement oversaw Yankees resurgence beginning in the mid-1970s
ownership during Yankees dynasty of the late 1990s
notableFor ownership of the New York Yankees
owns New York Yankees
patriarch George Steinbrenner
philanthropicActivity charitable work in Tampa, Florida
support of education and youth sports
purchasePrice $10 million (approximate)
sportsBusinessRole long-time controlling owners of the New York Yankees
sportsFranchiseValueImpact helped make the Yankees one of the most valuable sports teams in the world

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George Steinbrenner familyName Steinbrenner family
this entity surface form: Steinbrenner
Steinbrenner hasFamilyBranch Steinbrenner family
this entity surface form: Steinbrenner family (New York Yankees owners)
Christina Steinbrenner memberOf Steinbrenner family
Jennifer Steinbrenner memberOf Steinbrenner family
Jessica Steinbrenner memberOf Steinbrenner family
Jessica Steinbrenner notableFamily Steinbrenner family
Steinbrenner parentOrganization Steinbrenner family
subject surface form: George Steinbrenner
Hal Steinbrenner sharesOwnershipWith Steinbrenner family