George Steinbrenner: The Greatest Owner in the History of Sports
George Steinbrenner
Keith Anderson, Crystal Price, Nikolas Rule
William Penn University
MBL 520: Ethical & Moral Leadership
Dr. James Schiro
April 17, 2015
George Steinbrenner George Steinbrenner is most famously known as one of the most successful sport owners in American sports history. On July 4th, 1930 Steinbrenner was born in Rocky River, Ohio (Nelson, 2013). His two parents, Henry George Steinbrenner II and Rita raised him in an upper middle class lifestyle in Cleveland. He dedicates most of his success to both of them. At a young age, George had to learn that his father refused to allow him to accept failure, and he was pushed to succeed in all aspects of life. George attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana, graduating in 1948. He was later awarded a Bachelor’s degree from Williams College in Massachusetts in 1952, where he was an average student, who was a hurdler like his father on the track-and-field team, halfback on the football team, and sports editor of the student newspaper (Nelson, 2013). From this, it is quickly seen that George possessed a strong work ethic and was willing to go the extra mile to succeed. Although George was an average student he was quite active when it came to his extra-curricular life.
Background
Following graduation, George Steinbrenner was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, heading the sports program at Lockbourne Air Base in Columbus, Ohio, before his honorable discharge in 1954. While in the Air Force, George would go on to run a successful coffee stand business as a sideline that quickly grew to six pickup trucks (Nelson, 2013). It was soon clear that no matter what George was doing with his life there were two things he could never give up, being a businessman and surrounding himself with sports. After leaving the Air Force, Steinbrenner went back to school to obtain his master’s degree at Ohio State University (Goldstein, 2014). He tried pursing a football-coaching career, but
Keith Anderson, Crystal Price, Nikolas Rule
William Penn University
MBL 520: Ethical & Moral Leadership
Dr. James Schiro
April 17, 2015
George Steinbrenner George Steinbrenner is most famously known as one of the most successful sport owners in American sports history. On July 4th, 1930 Steinbrenner was born in Rocky River, Ohio (Nelson, 2013). His two parents, Henry George Steinbrenner II and Rita raised him in an upper middle class lifestyle in Cleveland. He dedicates most of his success to both of them. At a young age, George had to learn that his father refused to allow him to accept failure, and he was pushed to succeed in all aspects of life. George attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana, graduating in 1948. He was later awarded a Bachelor’s degree from Williams College in Massachusetts in 1952, where he was an average student, who was a hurdler like his father on the track-and-field team, halfback on the football team, and sports editor of the student newspaper (Nelson, 2013). From this, it is quickly seen that George possessed a strong work ethic and was willing to go the extra mile to succeed. Although George was an average student he was quite active when it came to his extra-curricular life.
Background
Following graduation, George Steinbrenner was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, heading the sports program at Lockbourne Air Base in Columbus, Ohio, before his honorable discharge in 1954. While in the Air Force, George would go on to run a successful coffee stand business as a sideline that quickly grew to six pickup trucks (Nelson, 2013). It was soon clear that no matter what George was doing with his life there were two things he could never give up, being a businessman and surrounding himself with sports. After leaving the Air Force, Steinbrenner went back to school to obtain his master’s degree at Ohio State University (Goldstein, 2014). He tried pursing a football-coaching career, but
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