He never owned them.......my dad did...."the boss"........we used to call the Chinese house..."the house"..

George Michael Steinbrenner III, nicknamed "the Boss", was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010. Wikipedia

Born: July 4, 1930, Bay Village, OH

Died: July 13, 2010 (age 80 years), Tampa, FL

Children: Hal Steinbrenner, Hank Steinbrenner, Jessica Steinbrenner