George M. Steinbrenner III, also known as "The Boss" for his seemingly totalitarian tenure as owner of the Yankees, deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.
Steinbrenner, though heavily criticized during his tenure, revolutionized free agency and turned the Bronx Bombers from a rock-botton, backward franchise under CBS into a team which consistently was at the top of the standings. After Steinbrenner took over in 1973, the Yankees went on to win seven World Championships (1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009), as well as a number of American League pennants. He was instrumental in the commissioning of the New Yankee Stadium and the creation of the YES Network.
Along with his Yankees success, he also donated a large amount of money to different childrens charities, such as the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and the Salvation Army. He maintained such a relationship with his empolyees that once when pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre was undergoing cancer treatment, he went above and beyond to make sure he was able to watch games in his hospital room.
Steinbrenner did many good deeds in and out of the Yankee organization, and turned the team back into a group of winners, and so...
...he is a Hall of Famer.
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