Word just came down that long time Yankee owner George Steinbrenner passed away this morning from an apparent heart attack. Steinbrenner was at his home in Florida when the heart attack occurred last evening. He was 80. Steibrenner had owned the team since 1973 but turned the operations over to his two sons in 2007 as his health was failing. Just last week he was had visited the Yankees traing grounds in Florida and said he feeling "pretty good".
Yankee fans have now the second leg of the trifecta in place. Just last week long time, legendary stadium announcer Bob Sheppard passed away at the age of 99.
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