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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 580 

Commemorating the life and work of George M. Steinbrenner of the State 

of New York. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 13, 2010 

Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. NELSON of Florida, and 

Mr. LEMIEUX) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the life and work of George M. Steinbrenner 

of the State of New York. 

Whereas George M. Steinbrenner was born on July 4, 1930, 

in Rocky River, Ohio, and died on July 13, 2010, at the 

age of 80; 

Whereas George M. Steinbrenner served the United States 

for 2 years in the United States Air Force; 

Whereas George M. Steinbrenner owned the American Ship 

Building Company, the dominant shipbuilding company 

in the Great Lakes region during the existence of the 

company; 

Whereas, since 1973, George M. Steinbrenner was the principal owner of the New York Yankees Major League 

Baseball franchise; 


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Whereas, under the wise and astute leadership of George M. 

Steinbrenner, the New York Yankees won 7 World Series 

Championships and 11 American League Championships; 

Whereas the New York Yankees, under the leadership of 

George M. Steinbrenner, brought New Yorkers and New 

York Yankee fans across the United States countless 

hours of joy rooting for the consistently competitive 

teams that Mr. Steinbrenner helped assemble; 

Whereas George M. Steinbrenner was the longest-tenured 

owner in Major League Baseball and became 1 of the 

most prominent personalities in Major League Baseball; 

Whereas George M. Steinbrenner helped many civic causes, 

including the United States Olympic Committee; 

Whereas George M. Steinbrenner was honored as both an 

‘‘Outstanding New Yorker’’ and as the ‘‘Citizen of the 

Year’’ of Tampa, Florida; 

Whereas, under the leadership of George M. Steinbrenner, 

the New York Yankees organization created a premier 

Spring Training facility, and developed some of the 

greatest talent in Major League Baseball, in Tampa, 

Florida; 

Whereas ‘‘Legends Field’’, the Spring Training facility of the 

New York Yankees in Tampa, Florida, was renamed 

‘‘Steinbrenner Field’’ in March 2008 in honor of Mr. 

Steinbrenner by the Hillsborough County Commission 

and the Tampa City Council; and 

Whereas George M. Steinbrenner helped to grow the game of 

baseball into a global sport, with Major League Baseball 

games now played in Japan and Puerto Rico, and Major 

League Baseball players originating from over 20 countries: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) commemorates the life and work of George 

3 M. Steinbrenner; 

4 (2) conveys the condolences of the Senate to the 

5 family, friends, and colleagues of George M. 

6 Steinbrenner; 

7 (3) recognizes the continuing contributions of 

8 George M. Steinbrenner to the State of New York, 

9 the State of Florida, and Major League Baseball; 

10 and 

11 (4) expresses gratitude to George M. 

12 Steinbrenner for his significant contributions to the 

13 State of New York, the State of Florida, and the 

14 New York Yankees. 

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