Farewell George Steinbrenner

That legendary New Yorker George Steinbrenner, owner of the Yankees, died yesterday aged 80. We remember him for being 99 percent resident in Tampa, Florida; for buying the Yankees team for $10 million (the team and brand are now worth billions); and for treating the Bronx to not one but two Yankee stadiums, temporarily, when building a new stadium before demolishing the original (above); and for his temper, which was ferocious.

Steinbrenner had been unwell for some years, a shadow of his once-almighty self. The New York Times reported: "He attended the opening game at the new stadium in April 2009, sitting in his suite with his wife. When he was introduced and received an ovation, his shoulders shook and he cried."

In 2004, one of his former team managers said: "George is a great guy, unless you have to work for him."