George Steinbrenner announced the facial policy during spring training in 1976, mandating no long hair or beards — mustaches were allowed. Players complied but some pushed boundaries by going ...

Decades before George Steinbrenner purchased the Yankees ... have beards. The new vice president has a beard. Members of Congress have a beard. The list goes on and on and on.

New York Yankees Drop Ban on Beards, 49 Years After It Was Imposed by Owner George Steinbrenner TAMPA. Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was ...