<Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Co-owners </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tenure </Th> <Td> Tenure refers to MLB seasons, not necessarily dates hired and fired </Td> </Tr> <Table> List of team owners, showing tenure of service <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Tenure </Th> <Th> Ref (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> McGraw, John John McGraw </Th> <Td> 1901--1902 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Devery, William S. William S. Devery </Th> <Td> 1903--1915 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Farrell, Frank J. Frank J. Farrell </Th> <Td> 1903--1915 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> L'Hommedieu Huston, Tillinghast Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston </Th> <Td> 1915--1922 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ruppert, Jacob Jacob Ruppert </Th> <Td> 1915--1939 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ruppert, Jacob Jacob Ruppert Estate </Th> <Td> 1939--1945 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MacPhail, Larry Larry MacPhail </Th> <Td> 1945--1947 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Topping, Dan Dan Topping </Th> <Td> 1945--1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Webb, Del Del Webb </Th> <Td> 1945--1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Columbia Broadcasting System </Th> <Td> 1964--1973 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Steinbrenner, George George Steinbrenner </Th> <Td> 1973--2010 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Steinbrenner, Hal Hal Steinbrenner </Th> <Td> 2008--present </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Steinbrenner, Hank Hank Steinbrenner </Th> <Td> 2008--present </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Tenure </Th> <Th> Ref (s) </Th> </Tr>

Who owned the new york yankees before george steinbrenner