Steinbrenner And Charity: How Did The Former Yankees Owner Give Back? (PHOTOS)

George Steinbrenner may have been the long-time face of the New York Yankees, but in his hometown of Tampa, Fla., he was just as well known for his generous philanthropic efforts.

Steinbrenner founded the Silver Shield Foundation in 1982, an organization that supports the families and children of slain NYPD officers.

From ABC Action News:

"Tampa is a great city" said Steinbrenner in a 2005 interview with Tampa Bay Metro Magazine. "The people make it great. New York's my home away from home, but I love Tampa, my wife loves Tampa."

Which do you think was his greatest contribution?

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Steinbrenner founded the Silver Shield Foundation in 1982. The organization supports education for the children of slain NYPD officers.He also underwrote the Gold Shield Foundation, which serves the same purpose in Steinbrenner's hometown of Tampa, Fla.

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Steinbrenner founded the Silver Shield Foundation in 1982. The organization supports education for the children of slain NYPD officers.He also underwrote the Gold Shield Foundation, which serves the same purpose in Steinbrenner's hometown of Tampa, Fla.

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[killedelvis]

08:47 PM on 07/15/2010

This tells the story for me.
http://www.silive.com/yankees/index.ssf/2010/07/virginia_tech_baseball_coach_s.html

[O K Ali]

12:32 AM on 07/15/2010

He's given generously to my alma mater, Grambling State University. He's donated money for scholarships, the Eddie Robinson museum and the renovation of our baseball stadium. He helped give our school national attention way back in 68 by letting us play a football game in Yankee stadium and bringing his team to play our baseball team in exhibition games, three times. I'm a dyed in the wool Mets fan, but I always give a nod to the Boss.

[myth buster]

09:39 PM on 07/14/2010

Hurricane Andrew was in 1992.

[Jonathan Daniel Harris]

02:39 PM on 07/15/2010

Thanks for pointing out this error. It has been fixed in the slideshow.

[Frogfoot]

07:30 PM on 07/14/2010

So the press loves him now? Not so much in previous times.

[oldfuzz]

06:51 PM on 07/14/2010

I lived in the Tampa Bay area for the first thirty two years George Steinbrenner owned the Yankees. Several of my friends worked for him and the word was consistent: high expectations and unbelievable compassion. The public saw the former and he did his best to hide the latter.

[oldgeek1]

06:38 PM on 07/14/2010

I know it is a lost art, but the book on the Boss by Bill Madden factually lays out Steinbrenners life. It is a great read and dispels many myths.

[Joe Coughlin]

06:26 PM on 07/14/2010

Hurricane Andrew was 1992, not 2002.

[Jonathan Daniel Harris]

06:30 PM on 07/14/2010

Thanks for pointing that out. It should be fixed now in the slideshow.

[Palemoon]

05:57 PM on 07/14/2010

This is laughable. A few thousand here, a few thousand there, that's all anyone can find?? This man was a $$BILLIONAIRE$$ for crying out loud!

I tell you what. Give me a BILLION, like was given to him, and I'll give $500 MILLION of it away in the first day, or at least the first week.

[O K Ali]

12:22 AM on 07/15/2010

I doubt it.

[thereisonlyoneparty]

11:55 AM on 07/15/2010

If it not like he could afford to be giving away money while spending all that money on building a new stadium for his team that state and city had to dump loads of money into.

He was spending all his money on paying for things so that the brainless fans of the team could keep supporting it? Right?

[mollypot]

05:24 PM on 07/14/2010

Well, if Rush Lamebaugh don't like you then you must have done something right. RIP.

[Frogfoot]

07:31 PM on 07/14/2010

Ummmm..... Rush did like him.