The New York Yankees have abandoned their half-century prohibition of beards, a policy that was archaic even from its infancy. Now I find myself strangely, unexpectedly bereft, stroking my own beard ...

It read “No Beards — No Beads — No Mutton Chops — No Long Hair — No High Stirrups.” It was signed by Steinbrenner and Martin. The hair part — not the beards, beads or stirrups ...

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 ...