publication date: Monday, July 4, 2011 (part of Summer 2011)

category: Sports

clue: owned New York's most patriotic sports team

explanation: Steinbrenner was the owner of the New York Yankees from 1973 to 2010. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Scott Horowitz, Elaine Beckland, and Laurie Laczkowski

trivia: This goo was originally created for GooCon: Champions Gate.

Born on the 4th of July: These five famous Americans, representing five corners of the nation, all share the most patriotic of birthdays, and give the goo game some added fireworks this week.

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