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The New York Yankees have dropped their ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner.
New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner announced Friday morning that the Bronx Bombers are getting rid of their long-standing facial hair policy, which dated back to 1976 under Ge
George Steinbrenner instituted the policy in 1976, three years after he bought the team, when the fashion of the era saw long hair and unkempt beards became commonplace. Steinbrenner, a former member of the U.S. Air Force, did not agree with the style of the times.
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said the organization will allow "well-groomed beards" effective immediately, changing a rule his father, George, established in 1976.