Lemon served in 1976 as pitching coach for the AL champion New York Yankees, the franchise that was the chief antagonist of the Cleveland Indians during his own pitching years, and a team owned then by Cleveland-area native, George Steinbrenner.

Steinbrenner jumped at the chance to involve another hero of his youth with the Yankees ; Lemon had been one of Steinbrenner's coaches during the Bombers ' pennant-winning 1976 season.

" By the time of Jackson's election to the Hall of Fame, Steinbrenner had begun to say that letting him go was the biggest mistake he has made as Yankee owner.

In, the feud between Steinbrenner and Winfield had escalated to the point where Steinbrenner was " banned for life " from running the Yankees because of his connections to Howie Spira, a known gambler with Mafia connections, whom he had paid $ 40, 000 for embarrassing information on Winfield.

Under owner George Steinbrenner, the New York Yankees baseball team had a strict dress code that prohibited long hair and facial hair below the lip ; the regulation was continued under Hank and Hal Steinbrenner when control of the Yankees was transferred to them after the season.

With the Lucas signing, Steinbrenner had a secret deal with NBA commissioner Maurice Podoloff.

The gambit worked, but the ABL sued to block the move, and as a result Steinbrenner had a team and no league.

After the ABL folded, Steinbrenner had $ 125, 000 in debts and personal losses of $ 2 million.

Steinbrenner and Martin had apparently patched up their differences, but Lemon managed the team for 1978-1979.

In the Seinfeld episode (" The Wink "), after George Costanza accidentally gets one of his co-workers in the Yankees organization fired, the fictional George Steinbrenner goes on a long rant to George about the many people he has had to let go over the years.

Per Fay Vincent's interview on WFAN ( NY ) on July 14, 2010 ( the day after Steinbrenner died ), Vincent had wanted to suspend Steinbrenner for only two years.

Steinbrenner had a rule about facial hair, which Reggie Jackson would skirt around from time to time in 1980.

The following season with the Yankees at 11 – 14, he was fired in June by Steinbrenner, replaced by Martin, and but remained with the organization as Lemon had a contract through the 1982 season.

George Steinbrenner had now owned the team for three years, since 1973, with Billy Martin serving the first of his five stints as manager since 1975.

By the early 1990s, Reinsdorf and acting Baseball commissioner ( as well as Milwaukee Brewers owner ) Bud Selig had assumed baseball's mantle of power from Atlanta Braves owner, Ted Turner, and New York Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner, who had in turn taken over the sport from Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers owner, Walter O ' Malley, St. Louis Cardinals owner, Gussie Busch, and Oakland Athletics owner, Charlie O. Finley.

He cited personal disagreements with Yankees owner George Steinbrenner among his reasons for leaving and cited Steinbrenner's comment that after the division series was over, he had congratulated Angels manager Mike Scioscia.

This was facilitated in part by the suspension of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who had earned a reputation as a meddler.

Impressed, George Steinbrenner and his New York Yankees traded Jay Buhner to Seattle in exchange for Phelps, who already had Don Mattingly and Jack Clark to play first base and DH.

In, Kubek had said of New York Yankees ' owner George Steinbrenner that " He's got an expensive toy.

Showalter and Yankees owner George Steinbrenner did not agree to a contract extension, so Colangelo quickly hired Showalter as future manager of the Diamondbacks.

In 1987, George Steinbrenner hired Murcer to coach left-handed hitters.

However, Finley protested that Williams owed Oakland the final year of his contract and could not manage anywhere else, and so Steinbrenner hired Bill Virdon instead.

After rejecting an offer from George Steinbrenner and former Indian Al Rosen, Stouffer sold the team in 1972 to a group led by Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Barons owner Nick Mileti.

Former United States President Richard Nixon and Yankee owner George Steinbrenner, along with many former New York Yankees greats attended Martin's funeral service.

* George Steinbrenner, former New York Yankees owner, bought the Cleveland Pipers in 1960.

* George Steinbrenner ( 1930 – 2010 ), American businessman, former New York Yankees owner

Finally, in 1973, Paul sold his interest in the Indians and became part of Steinbrenner ’ s Cleveland-based syndicate that purchased the Yankees from CBS.

He feuded publicly with both Yankee owner George Steinbrenner and star outfielder Reggie Jackson.

The Boies Family: Super-lawyer David Boies has been the go-to guy for legions of powerful people and institutions, including Al Gore, George Steinbrenner and CBS.

** George Steinbrenner, American big businessman and then baseball team owner ( d. 2010 )

Although team owner George Steinbrenner and several players, most notably catcher and team captain Thurman Munson and outfielder Lou Piniella, were excited about his arrival, Martin was not.

Steinbrenner frequently tried to trade him, but Winfield's status as a 10-and-5 player ( 10 years in the majors, five years with a single team ) meant he could not be traded without his consent.

When Minneapolis Lakers owner Bob Short was permitted to move the Lakers to Los Angeles, Saperstein reacted by convincing National Alliance of Basketball Leagues ( NABL ) team owner Paul Cohen ( Tuck Tapers ) and Amateur Athletic Union ( AAU ) National Champion Cleveland Pipers owner George Steinbrenner to take the top NABL and AAU teams and players and form a rival league.

* George Steinbrenner ( 1930 – 2010 ), owner of the New York Yankees baseball team

In, Bob Lemon managed the American League team after having been fired by New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.

In 1973, Paley sold the team at its low ebb for $ 8. 7 million to Cleveland shipbuilder George Steinbrenner and a group of investors.

Before and after his induction, Hunter spoke highly of his experiences with both the Athletics and Yankees and his appreciation for both team owners, Charlie Finley and George Steinbrenner.

Despite the team's success, in 2005 Cashman considered leaving the Yankees due to conflicts with owner George Steinbrenner and organizational disputes between team officials in New York City and Tampa.

The top draft choice of the Syracuse Nationals ( now the Philadelphia 76ers ) of the NBA, Barnett played with the team until 1961, when he jumped ship from the NBA to play in the American Basketball League ( ABL ) with the Cleveland Pipers, who were owned by George Steinbrenner, now New York Yankees owner.

Reinsdorf purchased the team from an ownership group that included Lamar Hunt, George Steinbrenner, Walter Shorenstein, Jonathan Kovler, Lester Crown, Philip Klutznick, and the estate of Arthur Wirtz, and he held a $ 9. 2 million controlling interest in the team.

Reinsdorf's share of 56. 8 % of the team was purchased from Klutznick, Steinbrenner, Shorenstein and the estate of Wirtz.

Steinbrenner refused to let Irabu accompany the team to Los Angeles, but two days later, Steinbrenner apologized and allowed Irabu to join the team.