Joe DiMaggio was more than the most complete all-around player of his generation. He was more than the player who set one of the game's most cherished records, hitting safely in 56 consecutive games.
From "Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life" Editor's note ... Joe answered: "I'm never putting on that monkey suit again." . . . The Yankees scheduled a press conference the following day, at the ...
By the time the lights went on again, DiMaggio had vanished. Perhaps the best insight into why DiMaggio quit came from brother Tom: "He quit because he wasn’t Joe DiMaggio any more." ...
When Joe DiMaggio died, a 57-year old man with a gray pony-tail was one of the select few allowed to attend the family funeral. He was a casket-bearer that day, his face anonymous to the national ...
"Marilyn turned to my dad and said, ‘Who’s Joe D?’ She had no idea who Joe DiMaggio was. She obviously wasn’t a baseball fan. So, he had to give her a quick history of the importance of ...
Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio carved their initials into the ... stands in her iconic pose showing off her one-piece bathing suit—reminiscent of the time – with a vintage vacation vibe.
Marilyn Monroe was introduced to husband number two by an unlikely matchmaker – an “I Love Lucy” star. The 25-year-old was dining out with her agent, Norman Brokaw, when William Frawley, who ...