The New York Yankees have dropped their ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner
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.
The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner.
The facial hair policy that George Steinbrenner put in place in 1976 has been amended, but Yankees players players still don't have free reign with their hair.
The New York Yankees are changing their long-standing no-beard rule and will let players and coaches have "well-groomed" facial hair from now on.