Cover: April 13, 1981

George Steinbrenner

He's the Boss. "I won't be active in the day-to-day operations of the club at all," the shipbuilding magnate tells the press when he heads a syndicate that buys the New York Yankees for $10 million in cash in 1973. Yeah, right.

George on Reggie Jackson
In Game Six of the World Series against the Dodgers, when Jackson hit three home runs I can remember Reggie running around the bases. As he came around second base, he looked up to where I sat. I don’t know whether it was to say, “There you are, you dumb son of a bitch,” or “You made the right choice.” But I was standing right on the railing -- I just threw my hands up. I never felt so good. Because I had been crucified by the press that year for sticking with Reggie.
From the April 6, 1998 issue of New York.