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Tribute to Joe DiMaggio

Early on the morning of 8 March 1999, Joe DiMaggio died at the age of 84 after a terrible battle with lung cancer and pneumonia. At his bedside were his brother Dominick, two grandchildren, Joe Nacchio (a friend for 59 years) and Morris Engleberg, other long-time friend and his lawyer. His body was later be flown to San Francisco, for burial in his hometown.

Joseph Paul DiMaggio, named for his father and his father's favorite saint – Paul – was on 25 Born November 1914. He grew up as one of nine children was only as the era of the Great Depression on the country.

As a child he had to wear a brace to correct a knock-kneed condition. He did not participate in organized sports until the age of 10 when he played softball. At 15, he gave baseball and decided to continue his efforts to focus on tennis. After two years, at the age of 17, he gave up tennis and left high school to his parents through a living from their work during physical to support work.

In 1932, at the urging of his oldest brother Joe Vince tried out the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League. This was the highest level of baseball at that time west of St. Louis. Vince was already a member of this team and Joe played the last three games of the season in 1932 and also in his first at-bat tripled. During the 1933 season, at age 18 years, Joe hit safely in 61 straight games for the Seals. He missed much of the season in 1934 with a knee injury. In 1935, his last season with the Seals, he hit an amazing .398. It was in 1936 that he was signed by the Yankees, although he made higher offers the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs had. However, these two teams were too late, and so Joe was a Yankee, he help them win the pennant in 10 of his 13 years and 8 World Championships would sereis.

The Yankees of his time meant a graceful elegance. They came to the ballpark in three-piece suits cut hair and shaved. No Tattoos back in those days and colorful as jewelry gang. They would beat you – and not dirty their uniforms. And Joe, things would look easy – even an exhibitor Grazie in midfield. His record of hitting safely in 56 consecutive games is remarkable. It is a record that many experts feel is the inviolable in all sports. And although he was posted colorful figures throughout his career, they could also be more, so he would not have served for his country during the peak his career during the Second World War.

DiMaggio became the first Italian-American superstar in track and the first by the American public be admired. He was a handsome, well-dressed man, a symbol of dignity and grace and has appeared regularly on the best-dressed lists of American Men. He was a man, private, often pathologically shy times – which made him even more of a commodity to the public. He was a man of Italian-Americans could look up and very proud, he did much to dispel, and delete maintained the previous "gangster" Al Capone and stereotypes of the Mafia.

His Celebrity remained even after his baseball days. In 1954 he married Marilyn Monroe, the glamorous women in Hollywood. The marriage lasted only 10 months, but it has much to to capture imagination of the nation, would be in a similar way as a king and a queen.

Monroe, which did not know of Joe, as a ball player, entertained some military troops in South Korea during the couple's honeymoon. Estatic by the reception she received, she said, "Joe, you never heard such cheering," and He replied: "Oh yes, I did."

He has gradually disappear from the limelight when he was older. He became a spokesman for Mr. Coffee and the Bowery Savings Bank. He remained in relatively good health, although he was a heavy smoker and would still regular appearances at Yankee Stadium. But even after 50 years since the Wearing the Yankee pinstripes, he would still get a standing ovation in the stadium.

His last major public appearance was on the first play of the 1998 World Series. Some 30 years before DiMaggio had stolen his 10 World sereis rings from a hotel room. Yankee owner George Steinbrenner presented DiMaggio with duplicates of the 10 rings.

Not even a month later, DiMaggio was in the hospital fighting for his life. In typical fashion baseball, he would rally and fade – only to gather again. He was disgusted with the press of his doctors in the update of his condition that he finally put a "gag order" rather than the press releases. He finally gave out and went with quiet that the dignity he deserved.

In a day when many of our sports "heroes" criminals, thugs, and cry-babies, it is difficult, the character of a man like Joe DiMaggio imagine. His name will go with many of the greats of this century, like Ruth, Ali, Brown, Bird and Jordan. He was nick-name The Clipper – in his time meant that winner. His name will be immortal forever and spirit in Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea". However, I think Simon & Garfunkel song "Mrs. Robinson" is never more appropriate when they sing "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" A nation turns it lonely eyes to you ". In peace, Joe Rest

About the Author

Larry Aiello is an Italian-American living in Florida that loves to share his knowledge of Italy. Visit his website for Italian travel-related information, tips, travel advice, recipes, community, etc . He is also a mortgage broker and offers consultation on home-buying and refinancing your mortgage through http://www.TampaMortgageConsultant.com.

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