He lied that he did moonlighting in Arkansas while working for the Yankees, so his boss contacted his Arkansas employer to get him to fire George so that he'd work full time for the Yankees. The Arkansas boss thought George did work for him and that Steinbrenner wanted him cause he's a good worker, so he told Steinbrenner that he'd give him free chickens for his stands at the yankee stadium if he'd fire George, which he did. read more