Joe DiMaggio

	Joe DiMaggio Stories about the Yankee Clipper from Newspapers & Magazines
	Compiled with Summaries by Peter Y. Chou, WisdomPortal.com

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DiMaggio Stories from Los Angeles Times:
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Baseball's 'Yankee Clipper' Dies at 84 (by Earl Gustkey, Los Angeles Times, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/lat_obit990309.htm
(Joe DiMaggio, who played baseball with a grace and elegance matched by few others and in the process became an American icon, died Monday at his home in Hollywood, Fla. He was 84.)
DiMaggio Farewell as Private as His Life (by Maria L. LaGanga, 3-12-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/lat_joe990312.htm
(About 60 family members and close friends pay respects in church, but crowd outside gives a last round of applause.)
A Modest Star Who Just Played and Walked Away (by Bill Plaschke, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/lat_plaschke990309.htm
(Joe DiMaggio was the rarest of class athletes, for reasons that have nothing to do with athletics and everything to do with class. He was a giant superstar who never wrote a giant book. He was a celebrity who never hosted a talk show. He was a soulful competitor who never publicly bared his soul.)
Have a Good Flight, Joe (by Roger Kahn, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/lat_kahn990309.htm
(The Joe DiMaggio I remember was charming and conflicted, vital and suspicious, vigorous and besieged by arthritis and peppered lightly with paranoia. He wanted to be famous and he wanted to be left alone. He married the bounciest and most restless blond movie star of an era and then expected her to settle down... for a life of ironing shirts and scrambling eggs.)
The Name DiMaggio Is Still Magic (by Ross Newhan, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/lat_newhan990309.htm
(They talked about his grace on the field, his mystique off it. A center fielder by trade, but more than that: the centerpiece for his New York Yankee juggernauts and the sport he played.)
Even as an Endorser, DiMaggio Had an Instinct for the Home Run (by Greg Johnson, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/lat_pitchman990309.htm
(Advertising: Just as he knew which pitches he could hit, the Hall of Famer somehow knew which products to pitch.)
In His Day, Clipper Meant a Winner (by Jim Murray, 7-7-94)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/murray.htm
(Certain performers like Bing Crosby do what they do so effortlessly, you are unaware of struggle or strain... And Joe DiMaggio had that quality. He made it look easy.)
Murray Never Forgot Night He Met DiMaggio (by Bill Dwyre, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/lat_theymet990309.htm
(How a man who was to become one of the greatest sportswriters ever got to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever. Marilyn Monroe introduced them.)
Those Who Knew Him Say They'll Never Forget Him (by Mike DiGiovanna & Jason Reid, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/lat_reaction990309.htm
(The name rolls around your tongue like a fine Chianti . . . DiMaggio . . .and, like that Chianti, it only got better with age.)
Starlet Marries the Slugger: Nine Months of Turmoil (by Jill Isaacs, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/lat_joeandmarilyn990309.htm
(He was secure in his celebrity, perhaps even indifferent to it. Marilyn's celebrity was a fragile thing that needed to be constantly nurtured and reinforced. Still, she was addicted to it. She gulped it like oxygen.)
DiMaggio Remembered for Work with Children (Associated Press, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/lat_children990309.htm
(Joe DiMaggio always kept a low profile during his regular visits to the children's hospital bearing his name, hoping to bring joy to its young patients without calling attention to himself.)
Making of a Legend: Joe DiMaggio Timeline from Age 16 to 84 (Los Angeles Times, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/timeline.htm
(Timeline from 1930 when 16-year old DiMaggio drops out of Galileo High in San Francisco and takes a job selling newspapers to March 1999 when DiMaggio dies at 84 in Hollywood, Florida.)
DiMaggio Stats (Los Angeles Times, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/stats.htm
(56-game hitting streak, Yankees' record during DiMaggio years, DiMaggio's record with San Francisco Seals & New York Yankees, DiMaggio in the World Series.)
DiMaggio Photo Gallery (Los Angeles Times, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/PHOTO/dimaggio_pix2.htm
(14 black & white and 7 color Joe DiMaggio photos with captions.)
Associated Press Photo of DiMaggio Swinging (Los Angeles Times, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/PHOTO/dimaggio_05_1941a.htm
(Joe DiMaggio swings against the Washington Senators June 29, 1941.)
Associated Press Portrait Photo of Joe DiMaggio (Los Angeles Times, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/PHOTO/dimaggio_06_1941a.htm
(New York Yankees center fielder Joe DiMaggio is shown in this September 1941 photo.)
Associated Press Photo of Ted Williams & Joe DiMaggio (Los Angeles Times, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/PHOTO/dimaggio_09_1942a.htm
(Ted Williams of Boston Red Sox chats with Joe DiMaggio of New York Yankees on an August afternoon in 1942.)
Audio & Video Files of Joe DiMaggio (by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/audiovideo.htm
(8 Audio files and 2 Video files on Joe DiMaggio from latimes.com)
Don Newcombe Audio Reaction (by Adam Bain, Latimes.com 3-8-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/newcombe_audio990308.htm
(Dodger's Don Newcombe pitching to DiMaggio in the 1949 World Series and striking him out four times in the 1st game.)
Plaschke Audio Reaction of DiMaggio's Passing (by Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SPORTS/REPORTS/DIMAGGIO/plaschke_audio990308.htm
(Audio files of LA Times Sports Columnist Bill Plaschke: “The most memorable play in this guy's career was an out...”)
DiMaggio: A Look Back (Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, 3-9-99)— http://www.latimes.com/MULTIMEDIA/VIDEO/obit_dimaggio1208.ram
(Associated Press Television News Video file on Joe DiMaggio from latimes.com)
Los Angeles Times Forum on Joe DiMaggio (33 messages from Los Angeles Times, 3-8 to 3-12-99)— http://wellengaged.com/engaged/latimes.cgi?c=latimes&f=0&t=156&q=0-
(An American icon has passed with the death of Joe Dimaggio. This message board is offered to give Dimaggio's admirers an opportunity to honor his memory.)
DiMaggio Stories from New York Daily News:
Son Isn't Rushing to DiMaggio's Bedside (by Rush & Molloy, 12-29-98)— http://www.nydailynews.com/1998-12-29/News_and_Views/Daily_Dish/a-14939.asp
(DiMaggio's only son, Joe Jr., has yet to visit his father in the hospital, say sources close to the Yankee Clipper.)
Dom DiMaggio Clears Air On Joe's Behalf (by Bob Raissman, 1-31-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/1999-01-31/Metro_Sports/Baseball/a-18151.asp
(Joe DiMaggio never called ESPN to tell them that he wasn't dead.)
Yankee Clipper Joe DiMaggio Dies at 84 (by Bill Bell, Dave Goldiner, & Gene Mustain, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/1999-03-09/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-21964.asp
(Joe DiMaggio, a fisherman's son whose grace in the fields of sports, culture and commerce made him an American legend, died yesterday at his home here. He was 84.)
On the Street Where He Lived. . . (by Bill Gallo, 3-14-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/1999-03-14/Metro_Sports/Baseball/a-22433.asp
(Afternoon of Sept. 27, 1998: Joe DiMaggio waved that famous two-arm greeting of his to an appreciative Yankee Stadium crowd. It was the last time he'd be in the stadium he loved so much.)
Yankee Clipper Was My Friend (by Barry Halper, 3-14-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/1999-03-14/Metro_Sports/Baseball/a-22468.asp
(The first time Halper met DiMaggio, he had him over his house for dinner in 1976.)
Model of Consistency (3-14-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/1999-03-14/Metro_Sports/Baseball/a-22461.asp
(DiMaggio had the lowest strikeouts/per home run ratio of any player in history with 200 or more homers.)
Joe DiMaggio 1914-1999 (Headlines from Daily News, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/dimaggio_index.htm
(Index Links to 17 Joe DiMaggio stories from New York Daily News)
Joltin' Joe's Final Days (3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story2a.htm
(Timeline of Joe DiMaggio's final days: October 12, 1998 to March 8, 1999)
Tributes to DiMaggio (3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story3.htm
(30 tributes to Joe DiMaggio from President Clinton to Mets co-owner Nelson Doubleday)
Fans Say a Part of Us Dies With Joe (by Kevin Penton, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, & Virginia Breen, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story4.htm
(“No player had more class or respect for the game than Joltin' Joe,” said Sam DeFazio, 36, a waiter from the Bronx. “He was the Yankees.”)
Yankees— His Death Means End of an Era (by Peter Botte, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story5.htm
(Tino Martinez said: “When he'd come around Yankee Stadium it was one of those awe-inspiring sights. Everyone stopped and looked at him. He was a living legend.”)
Yankee Great a Hero for the Ages (by Bill Madden, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story5a.htm
(It was his stately, dignified image that set him apart from all of his baseball contemporaries and made him one of the most respected and recognized personalities in the world.)
DiMaggio: Golden Standard (by Mike Lupica, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story6.htm
(DiMaggio is still the standard today. We measure all possible grace in sports against him, in death as we did in life.)
Feat to Top 'Em All (by Bill Madden, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story7.htm
(The 56-streak with 91 hits began on May 15, 1941 with a first-inning single off Chicago White Sox lefthander Edgar Smith in a game the Yankees would eventually lose by a lopsided 13-1.)
Joe's Boyhood Home Was His Oasis (by Corky Siemaszko, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story8.htm
(When the burden of being Joe DiMaggio was too much to bear, the Yankee great escaped to Martinez, a quaint town 25 miles east of San Francisco, where he was born.)
Race for Keepsakes Is On: Value of DiMaggio memorabilia expected to soar (by Bill Hutchinson, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story9.htm
(DiMaggio autographs had doubled overnight to $400, and his 1939 road jersey should go for at least $50,000.)
An American Classic (by Luke Cyphers, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story10.htm
(There was always something more to Joe DiMaggio. Something that went beyond sports, beyond Hollywood, and reminded Americans of the better angels of their natures and the better times in their lives.)
DiMaggio's Magic Moments (3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story10a.htm
(Dateline of Joe DiMaggio: Nov. 25, 1914 to March 8, 1999)
New York's Star of Stars (by Vic Ziegel, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story11.htm
(It didn't matter where he was, Yankee Stadium or midtown, people treated DiMaggio as if he were royalty.)
Starcrossed: Joe Never Wed to Fame (by David Hinckley, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story12.htm
(A year after Joe's retirement in 1951, he was dating Marilyn Monroe. If he was looking for obscurity, he hopped on the wrong train.)
Between Old Friends (by Bill Gallo, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story13.htm
(Joe liked to be with those who asked him about his game. Baseball.)
Yogi: He Was Own Man (by Filip Bondy, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story16.htm
(Berra remembered how DiMaggio would be the only Yankee arriving at home games in a suit.)
Scooter Laments Loss of Mentor (by Bob Raissman, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story15.htm
(“Anything Joe did was with grace. He was the smoothest man I ever saw. He carried himself like a prince,” Rizzuto said. “He was the greatest baseball player I ever saw or will ever see again.”)
Slugger Took Care of Estranged Son in His Will (by Bill Hutchinson, 3-9-99)— http://www.nydailynews.com/manual/news/dimaggio/story14.htm
(The Yankee Clipper, in a will signed May 21, 1996, set up a $20,000-a-year trust fund for his only son, Joe Jr.)
DiMaggio Stories from The New York Times:
Joe DiMaggio, the Yankee Clipper and an American Icon, Dies at 84 (by Joseph Durso, 3-8-99)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/bbo-dimaggio-obit.html
(The flawless center fielder for the New York Yankees, whose 56-game hitting streak in 1941 made him an instant and indelible American folk hero, died early Monday at his home in Hollywood, Florida.)
His Privacy, Pride, Ego and Dignity (by David Anderson, 3-8-99)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/bbo-dimaggio-obit-anderson.html
(DiMaggio never sold his memories of Marilyn Monroe whom he was married to for 274 days.)
DiMaggio Left a Mark in the Sands (by George Vecsey, 3-9-99)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/bbo-dimaggio-obit-vecsey.html
(Fans everywhere worshiped Joseph Paul DiMaggio, long and slender, like a holy man in an El Greco painting.)
DiMaggio's 56: A Streak for the Ages (by Murray Chass, 3-8-99)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/bbo-dimaggio-obit-streak.html
(DiMaggio's life has ended, but his streak will live long after him.)
Contemporaries Remember Him as the Best Baseball Had to Offer (by Jack Curry, 3-8-99)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/bbo-dimaggio-obit-vets.html
(Class. Grace. Dignity. Greatness. The men who played with and against DiMaggio took deep breaths, forced their minds to rewind and spoke in reverential tones about perhaps the greatest all-round baseball player.)
Today's Yankees Mourn a Timeless Hero (by Buster Olney, 3-9-99)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/bbo-dimaggio-obit-yanks.html
(To most of the Yankees, DiMaggio was royalty who passed through the clubhouse once or twice a year: you never initiated conversation with him.)
Coast Friends Recall DiMaggio as a Loner (by Evelyn Nieves, 3-9-99)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/bbo-dimaggio-obit-frisco.html
(No matter where he lived, Joe DiMaggio's home was always North Beach, where people knew him when he lived in a rented flat on Taylor Street with eight brothers and sisters.)
The Silent Superstar (by Paul Simon, 3-9-99)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/dimaggio-simon-oped.html
(A few years after “Mrs. Robinson” rose to No. 1 on the pop charts, I found myself dining at an Italian restaurant where DiMaggio was seated with a party of friends.)
Photo Essay of the Yankee Clipper (from the Associated Press)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/bbo-dimaggio-obit-pix.1.htm
(14 photos showing DiMaggio with Ruth, Williams, Mantle, Monroe, and others.)
Joe DiMaggio Memories (November 24, 1998 to March 13, 1999)— http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?14@^42464@.efd5390/0
(New York Times Forum: 115 messages on Joe DiMaggio.)
Archive DiMaggio Articles from The New York Times:
DiMaggio Hits in 56th Game and Yanks Crush Indians (by John Drebinger, 7-17-41)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/071741bbo-dimaggio.html
(Jolting Joe, tearing into the combined left-handed hurling of Al Milnar & Joe Krakauskas for two singles and a double, extended his sensational hitting streak to 56 consecutive games.)
End of the Trail (by Arthur Daley, 12-12-51)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/121251bbo-dimaggio.html
(He turned his back on the $100,000 and abruptly walked away. That's what Joe DiMaggio did in announcing his retirement.)
When DiMaggio and Co. Took Hawaii by Storm (by Zander Hollander, 12-5-82)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/120582bbo-dimaggio.html
(In June 1944, a small army led by Staff Sgt. Joe DiMaggio alighted from a troop ship at Pearl Harbor.)
Mystique Returns to the Stadium (by George Vecsey, 7-12-85)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/071285bbo-dimaggio.html
(The smooth way he stroked a baseball, the graceful way he chased down a fly ball, the effortless way he ran from first to third, all contributed to the impression that still waters run deep.)
The Streak Ended, and DiMaggio Wasn't Happy (by Herb Goren, 7-20-86)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/072086bbo-dimaggio.html
(None of the New York columnists showed up on the night DiMaggio stopped hitting.)
DiMaggio, A Neighbor, The Quake (by Ira Berkow, 10-24-89)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/102489bbo-dimaggio.html
(She has lived for about 10 years just a few doors down the block from DiMaggio in the Marina District that took so terrible a jolt from last week's earthquake.)
For Joe D, 1941 Glows Golden Now (by Dave Anderson, 2-5-91)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/020591bbo-dimaggio.html
(Baseball's most majestic record when Joe batted safely in 56 consecutive games is held by its most majestic personality.)
DiMaggio's '41 World Was Simpler (by Dave Anderson, May 15, 1991)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/051591bbo-dimaggio.html
(This was what the world was like 50 years ago today when Joe DiMaggio's first-inning single off Chicago White Sox's Edgar Smith, started his 56-game hitting streak.)
The Ultimate Yankee Still Shows Class (by Dave Anderson, 4-8-92)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/040892bbo-dimaggio.html
(At age 77, DiMaggio projected class & dignity, qualities that the Yankees & all of baseball haven't always projected lately.)
Yankee Clipper Off the Cuff (by Dave Anderson, 4-5-94)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/040594bbo-dimaggio.html
(After waving to the 56,706 spectators who would enjoy the Yankees' 5-3 victory over Texas, he wound up and threw.)
DiMaggio, 80 Today, Still Stars (by Ira Berkow, 11-25-94)— http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/baseball/112594bbo-dimaggio.html
(Joe DiMaggio cannot go out in public without heads turning and grown men and women reverting to the children inside them, and children pursuing someone as seemingly aged but fabled as Odysseus.)
BOOKS OF THE TIMES: The Baseball Hero Beyond Mere Fame (by Avery Corman, 6-9-95)— http://search.nytimes.com/books/search/bin/fastweb?getdoc+book-rev+book-r+18161+0+wAAA+dimaggio
(Book review of Joseph Durso's DIMAGGIO The Last American Knight)
DiMaggio Stories from Oakland Tribune: (search archive for free articles)
He was a man for all seasons (3-9-99)— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/frontpage/99-03-09_t1as109.asp
(Bay Area native an untarnished American hero)
Goodbye, Martinez Clipper (3-9-99)— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/opinion/99-03-09_tedas109.asp
(DiMaggio, a Martinez native who grew up in San Francisco, was an almost regal presence whenever he went out in public.)
An innocent time vanishes forever (by Art Spander, 3-9-99)— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/sports/99-03-09_j9span.asp
(He was out last link to a different America— graceful, grateful, and at what he and fortune chose for his profession, most undeniably great.)
DiMaggio the coach was A's star attraction (by Carl Steward, 3-9-99)— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/sports/99-03-09_j9stew.asp
(DiMaggio as coach & executive with the Oakland Athletics during their first two seasons in 1968 & 1969.)
Flowers in rain for Martinez's son (3-9-99)— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/sports/99-03-09_jt5born9.asp
(A bouquet of daffodils and carnations sat beside the "Joltin' Joe" speedboat on the waterfront Monday, along with a note expressing this town's sadness at losing its most famous son.)
DiMaggio at head of class (3-9-99)— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/sports/99-03-09_jt5reax9.asp
(For over a half-century, Joe DiMaggio symbolized what fans loved about baseball.)
Giants recall quiet dignity of DiMaggio (by Mark Saxon, 3-9-99)— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/sports/99-03-09_jt6gsnb9.asp
(When DiMaggio did show up, he had an aura of quiet dignity.)
DiMaggio's private funeral Thursday, burial in Colma (3-10-99)— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/frontpage/99-03-10_t9as210.asp
(Joe will be buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma Thursday following a private funeral service in San Francisco.)
Arrangements under way for Joe DiMaggio's funeral (3-11-99)— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/frontpage/99-03-11_t4as111.asp
(At Saints Peter and Paul Church, where Joe DiMaggio received his first communion and was wedded to his first wife, arrangements were being completed for today's private funeral of the Yankee Clipper.)
DiMaggio makes his final trip home (by Kim Vo, Jill Tucker & Tyler Cunningham, 3-12-99)— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/frontpage/99-03-12_t1as312.asp
(Like his life, DiMaggio's funeral was a private affair, even as several hundred spectators congregated outside the church.)
What should be named in honor of Joe DiMaggio (Win Currier, 3-13-99)— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/local/99-03-13_s1bs113.asp
(Obviously, he merits the honor but determining exactly what or where it should be is the concern.)
Everyone knew Joe DiMaggio— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/opinion/99-03-14_oprose.asp
(Nobody cheered more loudly than I did when Al Gionfriddo, a young Brooklyn Dodger reserve outfielder, chased and miraculously caught Joe DiMaggio's sure home run in the sixth game of the 1947 World Series.)
DiMaggio was a great man (Jonathan C. Breault, 3-14-99)— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/opinion/99-03-14_tribltr1.asp
(DiMaggio's surprise visit in 1969 when I was serving with the U.S. Navy in Vietnam.)
Congress honors Yankee Clipper (Associated Press, 3-17-99)— http://search.newschoice.com/angtr/sports/99-03-17_jt3fill1.asp
(A House resolution honored the Yankee Clipper “for his storied baseball career, for his many contributions to the nation throughout his lifetime, and for transcending baseball and becoming a symbol for the ages of talent, commitment and achievement.”)
DiMaggio Stories from San Francisco Chronicle:
An American Icon Baseball legend, S.F.'s own, dies at 84 (by Carl Nolte, 3-9-99)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/03/09/MN18284.DTL
(“In my dreams I can still see him, gliding after fly balls as if he were skimming the surface of the moon,” said Wilfred Sheed, the writer.)
Picture This: DiMaggio's Graceful Swing (Associated Press File Photo, 3-9-99)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/sfgate/object.cgi?object=/news/pictures/1999/03/09/dimaggio.jpg&paper= chronicle&file=MN18284.DTL&directory=/chronicle/archive/1999/03/09
(7x5 Photo of Joe DiMaggio hitting a single in his 42nd game during his 56-game hitting streak.)
Baseball legend was S.F. native, American icon (by Dwight Chapin & Larry Hatfield, 3-8-99)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/03/08/NEWS8438.dtl
(“I was proudest myself, and so was my mother,” he said, “when I was selling newspapers on a street corner in San Francisco at about the age of 14... my mother was proud because every penny I made I brought home to the family.”)
Joltin' Joe: He made it look easy (by Ray Ratto, 3-8-99)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/03/08/NEWS8559.dtl
(In 60-plus years, there hasn't been another DiMaggio, and it could easily take another 60-plus before we get another. Pearls of great price should be just that rare.)
'Joltin' Joe' transcended sport (by Tim Keown, 3-8-99)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/03/08/timkeown.dtl
(To his generation, Joe DiMaggio was a flood of memories World War II, stoic professionalism, even celebrity intrigue in a non-tabloid world.)
Visited Bay Area often, always keeping a low profile (by Dwight Chapin, 3-8-99)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/03/08/NEWS9146.dtl
(“He was a shy, meticulous man,” said his attorney, Morris Engelberg. “He cooked for himself. He pumped his own gas, shined his own shoes.”)
DiMaggio never lost his unassuming nature (by Art Rosenbaum, 3-8-99)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/03/08/rosenbaum.dtl
(Joe DiMaggio loved the comfortable feeling of San Francisco. People knew him but didn't close in on him.)
DiMag was close to perfections (by Bob Stevens, 3-8-99)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/03/08/stevens.dtl
(Joe DiMaggio went through an entire season making only one error and for the life of him, he couldn't recall what he did to get charged with it.)
Memories of a first-hand meeting with the 'Clipper (by Pat Sullivan, 3-8-99)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/03/08/sullivan.dtl
(You knew that he had played for the San Francisco Seals before going to New York and becoming famous.)
Peers recall icon as man of privacy (by Dwight Chapin, 3-8-99)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/03/08/NEWS9396.dtl
(“He was one of the few people I've seen in my life in baseball who brought a presence to the game,” said Bill Rigney, who was with the New York Giants when DiMaggio was with the Yanks.)
On the Trail of Joltin' Joe— Visiting His Many Haunts (by Scott Ostler, 11-3-95)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1995/11/03/SP24363.DTL
(Joe was the most elegant player ever... He never graduated from high school, but he reads the N.Y. Timescover to cover.)
Joe's Streak Is Safe 56-game Mark Unchallenged (by Ron Kroichick, 5-15-97)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1997/05/15/SP56790.DTL
(Fifty-six years ago today, Joe DiMaggio began to build his masterpiece. He did not stop until he reached distant territory, stamping 56 as maybe the most magical number in baseball lore.)
DiMaggio's 'Mystery' Is Nonexistent (Glenn Dickey, 10-25-97)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1997/10/25/SP25083.DTL
(There's no real mystery about DiMaggio. He's simply a man who demands that everyone live by his rules. If you don't, goodbye.)
DiMaggio: Gehrig 'One of a Kind' (by Art Rosenbaum, 5-24-95)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1995/05/24/SP25665.DTL
(“I was placed alongside Lou in the locker room,” DiMaggio recalled. “We dressed together and talked... mostly about the game, the opposing pitchers... I never heard him brag about himself.”)
Martinez Still Trying To Honor DiMaggio (by Erin Hallissy, 2-21-95)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1995/02/21/MN10445.DTL
(Martinez has again been foiled in plans to pay tribute to its favorite native son Joe DiMaggio, who has ignored pleas to help with a museum in town honoring his storied baseball career.)
HBO's Jolting Portrait of Legend-Obsessed DiMaggio (by John Carman, 10-20-97)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1997/10/20/DD35114.DTL
(A cable documentary tonight pays due homage to DiMaggio's exquisite grace on the baseball diamond. But that is balanced by a sad portrait of a solitary, suspicious man who remains obsessed with the preservation of his own legend.)
The Joe Nobody Knows— Film tries to shed light on DiMaggio (by Susan Slusser, 10-17-97)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1997/10/17/SP9214.DTL
(“Shy, reclusive Joe DiMaggio marrying the most public figure in entertainment— it was the ultimate inconsistency,” HBO's Ross Greenburg said.)
DiMaggio has raised millions for hospital bearing his name (by Mildrade Cherfils, 12-11-98)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/1998/12/11/sports1740EST0411.DTL
(Joe DiMaggio always kept a low profile during his regular visits to the children's hospital bearing his name, hoping to bring joy to its young patients without calling attention to himself.)
National Baseball Hall of Fame— Members Gallery: Joe DiMaggio— http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/members/hofers/jpd/jpd.html
(DiMaggio is remembered as one of the game's most graceful athletes— a “picture player” both at bat & in center field.)
QuickTime Movie of Joe DiMaggio (screen size=4"x3", file size: 8.4 Mbytes, 6fps)— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/sfgate/object.cgi?object=/kron/av/movies/1998/12/11/dimagbig.mov&paper= chronicle&file=timkeown.dtl&directory=/chronicle/archive/1999/03/08
(KRON sports reporter Vernon Glenn narrates this look back at the life & achievements of Joe DiMaggio.)
Smaller Screen QuickTime Movie of Joe DiMaggio (screen size=3"x1.5", file size: 2.6 Mbytes, 3fps)—— http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/sfgate/object.cgi?object=/kron/av/movies/1998/12/11/dimagsm.mov&paper= chronicle&file=timkeown.dtl&directory=/chronicle/archive/1999/03/08
(KRON sports reporter Vernon Glenn narrates this look back at the life & achievements of Joe DiMaggio.)
Joe DiMaggio Bulletin Board (Discussion Forum 12--12-98 to 3-15-99)— http://www.sfgate.com/vent/dimaggio/
(199 postings on memories of Joe DiMaggio from the SF Gate web site.)
DiMaggio Stories from San Jose Mercury News:
(These stories were taken off the Mercury News server after 7-days from issue and now cost $1.95 per article.)
Bay Area Icon Built Legend That Transcended Baseball (by Michael Martinez, 3-9-99)— http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/front/docs/dimaggio09.htm
(Joe DiMaggio was always a ballplayer first— quick and fluid in the field, swift on the bases, purposeful at the plate.)
Privacy-minded S.J. street is a lot like its namesake: DiMaggio (by Joe Rodriguez, 3-14-99)— http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/local/docs/rodriguez14a.htm
(Joe DiMaggio Court is tucked into the far south end of the Santee neighborhood, one of San Jose's poorest.)
S.F. neighborhood kid got a reception she'll never forget (3-14-99)— http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/sports/docs/sptletters14.htm
(Reminiscence of encounters with DiMaggio from Bay Area residents)
What's that you say, Paul Simon? (by Paul Simon, 3-14-99)— http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/sports/docs/paulsimon14.htm
(Author of the passage quoted most often reflects on DiMaggio's death in the New York Times.)
DiMaggio Stories from The Sporting News:
Remembering Joe DiMaggio (Sporting News, 3-9-99)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/dimaggio/
(Index to 7 DiMaggio files including timeline, statistics, & photo gallery)
Joe DiMaggio Timeline (Sporting News, 3-9-99)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/dimaggio/timeline.html#1914
(Highlights from DiMaggio's life: November 25, 1914-March 8, 1999)
When baseball mattered the most, no one mattered as much as Joe DiMaggio (by Dave Kindred, Sporting News, 3-9-99)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/dimaggio/kindred.html
(The death of the Yankee Clipper is a jolt to a nation that reveled in his talent, his grace and his majestic presence.)
Chronicling the Yankee Clipper (Sporting News, 3-9-99)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/dimaggio/content.html
(12 DiMaggio stories from the archive of Sporting News)
DiMaggio's Baseball Statistics & Career Highlights (Sporting News, 3-9-99)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/dimaggio/stats.html
(DiMaggio's World Series Statistics, Career Statistics, & Career Highlights)
DiMaggio's 56-game Hitting Streak Statistics (Sporting News, 3-9-99)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/dimaggio/streakstats.html
(Joe's batting statistics against opposing team pitchers from May 15 to July 16, 1941)
Joe DiMaggio Photo Gallery 1 (Sporting News, 3-9-99)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/dimaggio/photo1.html
(Photos of Joe equalling Keller's 44 hitting streak record, with bats in dugout, swinging the bat, with Marilyn Monroe.)
Joe DiMaggio Photo Gallery 2 (Sporting News, 3-9-99)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/dimaggio/photo5.html
(Photos of Joe with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle)
The Conlon Collection (Sporting News, 3-9-99)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/conlon/dimaggio/photo1.html
(Photos of Joe DiMaggio, Vince DiMaggio, and Dom DiMaggio)
DiMaggio's The Sporting News Questionnaire (Sporting News, 3-9-99)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/dimaggio/questionlarge.html
(Joe filled out this undated form for The Sporting News Baseball Register in his familiar, elegant penmanship.)
Joe DiMag sets all-time hitting streak mark (Sporting News, 3-9-99)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/112163.html
(Photos of Joe DiMaggio, Vince DiMaggio, and Dom DiMaggio)
DiMaggio Stories from The Sporting News Archives:
12 DiMaggio Stories & 10 Links to Other News Sources (Sporting News, 1936-1987)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/dimaggio/content.html
(From DiMaggio's years as a promising prospect in San Francisco through his glory days in pinstripes to his post-playing days, The Sporting Newswas there.)
1936: Fear Ballyhoo (Sporting News, March 5, 1936)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/112127.html
(Joe started the 1933 San Francisco Seals season hitting safely in his first 61 games to set an all-time record.)
Joe DiMag sets all-time hitting streak mark (by Daniel M. Daniel, Sporting News, July 3, 1941)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/112163.html
(DiMaggio's batting streak has just beaten the modern record of 41 straight games set by George Sisler. Most emphatically, he is The Sporting News "Player of the Month." Make it "Player of the Year.")
Joe D in 1949: eight workouts and then socko (Sporting News, June 30, 1949)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/124980.html
(DiMaggio smashes four homers with nine RBIs in the three game sweep of Boston Red Sox.)
Giving his thanks for being a Yankee (Sporting News, October 14, 1949)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/124965.html
(“I'd like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee,” the speaker said as he addressed a throng of 69,551 fans on October 1, 1949.)
Jolter's $100,000 tops richest club payroll in game's history (by Dan Daniel, Sporting News, February 1, 1950)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/125021.html
(The richest payroll in the history of baseball: Joe DiMaggio, $100,000, no strings attached. Tommy Heinrich, $40,000. Phil Rizzuto, $40,000. Allie Reynolds, $25,000.)
DiMag bows out after 16 years as Bomber (Sporting News, December 19, 1951)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/112158.html
(Joe DiMaggio, for 13 of his 16 years as a Yankee, with three out for Army service, just had announced retirement.)
Could Mickey Mantle make 'em forget Joe? Forget it (Sporting News, April 1951)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/124967.html
(That question, posed at the beginning of an April 1951 column by Jimmy Cannon of the New York Post, came on the eve of a season in which Mickey Mantle made his major league debut and Joe DiMaggio ended his career.)
DiMaggio's up-and-down relationship with Marilyn (Sporting News, August 18, 1954)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/112161.html
(“My life is dull,” DiMaggio explained. “I never interfere with Marilyn's work. I don't go to the studios to see her act.”)
DiMag for Williams? It was a 'done deal' (Sporting News, November 1960)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/112127.html
(Team presidents Dan Topping of the Yankees and Tom Yawkey of the Red Sox had agreed to such a trade in 1950.)
DiMaggio enjoys his life of leisure (by Melvin Durslag, Sporting News, May 18, 1973)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/125030.html
(Now, at a leisurely pace, he represents Hughes Network, still remembered by the masses 22 years after his departure from the field.)
DiMag, at 60, still a beloved legend (by Maury Allen, Sporting News, November 30, 1974)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/125045.html
(Joe DiMaggio, 60 years old on November 25, is more strikingly handsome now than he was 30 years ago.)
DiMaggio: Still a marquee moniker (by Dwight Chapin, Sporting News, June 8, 1987)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/125028.html
(Joe DiMaggio still gets headlines wherever he goes, more than three decades after he left the major leagues.)
An ode to the Jolter (by Grantland Rice, Sporting News, 1947)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/124983.html
(Famed sportswriter Grantland Rice was moved to write this verse about Joe DiMaggio in 1947.)
TSN presents: Baseball's 100 Greatest Players (Sporting News, January 1999)— http://www.sportingnews.com/top100/
(Where did Joltin' Joe rank on our list of the 100 Greatest Players?)
Was DiMaggio the greatest No. 5 ever? (Sporting News, 1997)— http://www.sportingnews.com/features/100daywar/5.html
(20 sports figures who wore the number 5 on their uniform— Who's the greatest?)
News you�ll remember forever (by Mike Celizic, MSNBC, 3-8-99)— http://www.msnbc.com/news/217807.asp
(DiMaggio was essence of everything we want athletes to be.)
The god of Yankee baseball (by Steve Jacobson, Newsday, 3-8-99)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/146108.html
(“He had imperial presence,” said Jerry Coleman, who played second base in front of DiMaggio.)
Joe and Marilyn: Sports and Hollywood were never the same (by Jack Mathews, Newsday, 3-8-99)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/146105.html
(But domesticating Monroe was like draining the color from a peacock... DiMaggio's disdain for his wife's career— and, more than that, her image as a sex goddess— was the deal-killer for their marriage.)
The Yankee Clipper— and his agent? (by Jim Murray, Los Angeles Times, July 7, 1994)— http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/baseball/146106.html
(DiMaggio was the first major league ballplayer to have an agent. His agent? Are you ready? A little drum roll, professor. Ty Cobb! Right! That Ty Cobb. The Georgia Peach.)
DiMaggio Stories from The Washington Post:
(These stories were taken off the Washington Post server after 14-days from issue and now cost $1.50 per article.)
Turning Their Eyes To DiMaggio (by Art Buchwald, 3-16-99)— http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/16/130l-031699-idx.html
(eye witness to Joe's home run in the court room)
The Berra Style (by Bernard Ries, 3-16-99)— http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/16/094l-031699-idx.html
(Berra praised DiMaggio: “He was the greatest living ballplayer I ever saw.”)
How D.C. Nearly Did In DiMaggio's Streak (by John G. Leyden, 3-14-99)— http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/14/250l-031499-idx.html
(56-game hitting streak in 1941 nearly derailed at Washington's Griffith Stadium at 41 games.)
The Best in His Field (by William Gildea, 3-14-99)— http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/14/210l-031499-idx.html
(Hank Greenberg recalls Joe's 1939 catch of his 450-feet drive as greater than May's 1954 catch off Vic Wertz.)
So Long, Joe (by Thomas Boswell, 3-12-99)— http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/12/119l-031299-idx.html
(DiMaggio's Funeral: America said farewell to its last chivalrous, elegant baseball knight.)
The Divine DiMaggio (by Jack Valenti, 3-11-99)— http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/11/075l-031199-idx.html
(CEO of the Motion Picture Association recalls his moments with DiMaggio.)
Joltin' Joe Has Gone Away (by Bart Barnes, 3-9-99)— http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/09/122l-030999-idx.html
(DiMaggio, Yankees Star and Icon of an Era, Dies at 84)
DiMaggio's Elegant Career (by George F. Will, 3-9-99)— http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/09/100l-030999-idx.html
(There was a seamlessness to Joe DiMaggio's life in and after the game.)
From an Uneclipsed Streak Came Unsurpassed Glory (by Shirley Povich, 3-9-99)— http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/09/081l-030999-idx.html
(Povich covered sports for the Post for 75 years. This column appeared Aug. 30, 1987)
Nation Mourns DiMaggio (by William Gildea, 3-9-99)— http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/09/066l-030999-idx.html
(Hailed as the quintessential baseball player and one of the greatest heroes of the 20th century.)
A Baseball Immortal Who Wanted to Be Just Another Joe (by Thomas Boswell, 3-9-99)— http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/09/062l-030999-idx.html
(He understood the virtue of quiet dignity. Knowing who you are. Valuing yourself. Giving other people space and respect. Having a sense of values that goes beyond celebrity.)
American Icon Joe DiMaggio Dies at 84 (By Bart Barnes, 3-8-99) (file is still available free)— http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/baseball/daily/march99/08/dimaggioobit.htm
(his brother Dominick, two grandchildren, Joe Nacchio, his friend for 59 years, and Engelberg were at his side when he died.)
Remembering a Quiet Hero (By Hal Bock, 3-8-99) (file is still available free)— http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/baseball/daily/march99/08/hero08.htm
(DiMaggio was upset at Yankee's front office for introducing Mantle last in 1968 at Oldtimers' Day)
N.Y. Fans Remember DiMaggio Fondly (By Beth J. Harpaz , 3-8-99) (file is still available free)— http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/baseball/daily/march99/08/fans08.htm
(Mayor Koch: "He was someone who set a standard every father would want his children to follow.'')
Joe DiMaggio: Career Statistics (3-8-99) (file is still available free)— http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/baseball/daily/march99/08/stats08.htm
(Sources: Associated Press, Total Baseball, The Baseball Encyclopedia)
Key Dates in the Life of Joe DiMaggio (3-8-99) (file is still available free)— http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/baseball/daily/march99/08/chrono08.htm
(Chronology from birth on 11-25-1914 in Martinez, California to death on 3-8-1999 in Hollywood, Florida)
Joe DiMaggio: Images from the Life of an American Icon (file is still available free)— http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/baseball/longterm/dimaggio/gallery/dimaggio.htm
(from the collection of Kevin Keating, Photograph by Mark Finkenstaedt)
DiMaggio Stories & Photos from Magazines (Life, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Time):
Joe DiMaggio (by Carl Mydans, Life, May 1, 1939)— http://www.pathfinder.com/Life/covers/1939/cv050139.html
(Joe DiMaggio gracing the May 1939 cover of Life Magazine.)
Joe DiMaggio (by Hy Peskin, Life, August 1, 1949)— http://www.pathfinder.com/Life/covers/1949/cv080149.html
(Smiling Joe DiMaggio on the August 1949 cover of Life Magazine.)
Time-Life Photo Sight: Joe DiMaggio (by Hy Peskin, 1949)— http://www.pathfinder.com/photo/week/0308.htm
(DiMaggio hits a double at 1949 All-Star Game at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field. He finished the game with two hits & 3 RBIs.)
Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio (by Lee Lockwood, Life, April 1961)— http://www.pathfinder.com/photo/gallery/arts/lockwood/cap04.htm
(Marilyn with Joe on opening day at Yankee Stadium)
Photo of Joe DiMaggio on his 50th Birthday (Life, November 1964)— http://www.pathfinder.com/Life/photoweek/picture_week112798/frame2.html
(Joe DiMaggio swinging at his birthday cake.)
Joe DiMaggio Photo Essay (Life, 1939 to 1961)— http://www.pathfinder.com/Life/essay/dimaggio/index.html
(Six photos from the files of Life Magazine.)
The DiMaggio Nobody Knew (by Richard Ben Cramer, Newsweek, 3-22-99) ($1.95 for archive story)— http://www.newsweek.com/nw-srv/issue/12_99a/printed/us/so/so0112_1.htm
(Joe DiMaggio was our first modern media star, an athlete of extraordinary gifts and grace, a personage of regal dignity, an icon of American glamour. He was also the loneliest hero we have ever had.)
Baseball's Most Graceful Player (by Bret Begun, Newsweek, 3-22-99) ($1.95 for archive story)— http://www.newsweek.com/nw-srv/issue/12_99a/printed/us/so/graceful.htm
(Vital Stats, Memorabilia, Personal History, Player Ranking, Hitting Streak, Career Statistics, Peak Years Comparison)
The First Michael Jordan (by George F. Will, Newsweek, 3-22-99) ($1.95 for archive story)— http://www.newsweek.com/nw-srv/issue/12_99a/printed/us/so/so0212_1.htm
(Joe DiMaggio was the first Michael Jordan, the first athlete who transcended his sport, and sport generally, to become his generation's archetype of a gentleman.)
Joe DiMaggio Photo Gallery (Newsweek, 3-22-99) ($1.95 for archive story)— http://www.newsweek.com/nw-srv/gallery/showcase/jd/ball/front.htm
(7 memorable DiMaggio photos from 1934 to 1996)
The Longest Hitting Streak in History (by Dave Anderson, Sports Illustrated, 7-17-61)— http://cnnsi.com/baseball/mlb/features/1998/yankees/flashbacks/july61.html
(Twenty years ago this summer Joe DiMaggio hit safely in 56 consecutive games. No one has since come close.)
Lung cancer confirmed, no heart attack (by Frank Delford, Sports Illustrated, 11-26-98)— http://cnnsi.com/baseball/mlb/news/1998/11/25/dimaggio_health/
(Improving DiMaggio marks 84th birthday in hospital.)
Yankee legend dead at 84 (Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, 3-9-99)— http://cnnsi.com/baseball/mlb/news/1999/03/08/dimaggio_obit/
(Joe DiMaggio, the elegant Yankee Clipper whose 56-game hitting streak endures as one of baseball's greatest records, died Monday at his home in Hollywood, Fla. Joltin' Joe has left and gone away, as the song said, at age 84.)
Joe D, Star of Stars (by Leigh Montville, Sports Illustrated, 3-8-99)— http://cnnsi.com/inside_game/leigh_montville/news/1998/12/03/montville_viewpoint/
(The star of stars was Joe D. He was Sinatra in baseball shoes. He was smooth, elegant, wonderful.)
Multimedia Memories: Remembering Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999) (CNN-Sports Illustrated, 3-9-99)— http://cnnsi.com/baseball/news/1999/03/08/multimedia_memories/
(8 QuickTime Movies on DiMaggio's career & his imprint on the American psyche and why he is a hero.
8 Audio files from Yogi Berra, Ralph Branca, Whitey Ford, Ted Williams, Curt Gowdy, Tommy Lasorda, Bob Feller)
QuickTime Movie on Joe DiMaggio (CNN-Sports Illustrated, 3-9-99)— http://cnnsi.com/baseball/mlb/news/1999/03/08/dimaggio_obit/best1.html
(1.55 Mbyte movie on Joe DiMaggio on the playing field.)
Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you (by Frank Delford, Sports Illustrated, 3-8-99)— http://cnnsi.com/inside_game/deford/990303/
(Why does this man merit so much of our regard? Why do we care so?... as great a talent as he was, DiMaggio was more cultural a figure than he was merely athletic.)
Give thanks for Joe DiMaggio (by Jim Huber, Sports Illustrated, 3-8-99)— http://cnnsi.com/inside_game/jim_huber/news/1998/11/25/huber_viewpoint/
(DiMaggio remains, a half century later, a hero of the largest sort, far transcending baseball. He's a symbol of class and magnificence, the last of his kind.)
Your Take: Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? (Sports Illustrated, 3-9-99)— http://cnnsi.com/baseball/news/1999/03/08/dimaggio_yourtake/
(22 posted messages on memories of Joe DiMaggio.)
Joe DiMaggio's Career Statistics (CNN-Sports Illustrated, posted 12-30-97)— http://cnnsi.com/baseball/mlb/ml/players/Joe.Dimaggio.101/
(DiMaggio's batting totals for regular season & World Series 1936-1951)
Joe DiMaggio, 1914-1999 (by Frank Pellegrini, Time Daily, 3-9-99)— http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/daily/0,2960,16696,00.html
(The last American hero dies in Florida at 84.)
Left and Gone Away (by Paul Gray, Time, 3-22-99)— http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101990322-21472,00.html
(He not only did it all, he did it with a stylishness that awed sportswriters and spectators alike. A radio broadcaster called him “the Yankee Clipper,” a tribute to the way he sailed so majestically while pursuing fly balls across the green expanses of center field. His batting skill won him the sobriquet “Joltin' Joe.”)
He Could Play Too (by Daniel Okrent, Time, 3-22-99)— http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,21467,00.html
(In his entire career DiMaggio struck out only 369 times— this while hitting 361 home runs. During the magical 1941 season, he had 30 home runs, 13 strikeouts.)
A Hero in Deep Center (by Roger Rosenblatt, Time, 3-22-99)— http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,21446,00.html
(Joe DiMaggio was as unknowable as he was unforgettable. One sign of a hero is if you feel enhanced simply when talking about him— recounting his feats, recalling a time when your own little life was touched by his.)
A Sad Farewell To Joltin' Joe (Time for Kids, 3-12-99)— http://www.pathfinder.com/TFK/worldreport/v4n20_dimaggio.htm
(A short bio of Joe DiMaggio summarizing his career with the New York Yankees with 1941 photo.)
Lawyer says DiMaggio held grudges to the end (Associated Press, 8-8-2000)— http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2000/0808/674446.html
(Morris Engelberg recalled DiMaggio's last words on his death bed in a story in Vanity Fair magazine.)

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