Joe DiMaggio

Joe Dimaggio's biography

Joe Dimaggio is 85 years old baseball player born at Martinez. He was born on Wednesday 25th of November 1914. He is often nicknamed as Joe DJoltin' JoeThe Yankee Clipper. According to year of birth 1914 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 25th of November means he is Sagittarius. Sagittarius is a Fiery sign of Zodiac Belt. These people are highly learned and love to gain knowledge throughout their life.He was married 2 times.

He is citizen of United States of America.

Joe Dimaggio's family

Joe Dimaggio's ex spouses

Marilyn Monroe

Joe Dimaggio and Marilyn Monroe have been together since 1954 for a year. She is known as film actor. His ex spouse was born on Tuesday 1st of June 1926. His ex spouse died on Sunday 5th of August 1962. Marilyn Monroe was 48 years old, when this happened.

Dorothy Arnold

Joe Dimaggio and Dorothy Arnold have been together since 1939 for 5 years. She is known as actor. His ex spouse was born on Wednesday 21st of November 1917 in Duluth. His ex spouse died on Tuesday 13th of November 1984 in Palm Springs. Dorothy Arnold was 70 years old, when this happened.

Joe Dimaggio's schools

We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Galileo Academy of Science and Technology.

Joe Dimaggio's career

His main focus is to be baseball player.

How did Joe Dimaggio die

He died on on Monday 8th of March 1999 when he was 85 years old at Hollywood. Joe Dimaggios death was caused by lung cancer. It happend like lung cancer.

Awards and competitions

Joe Dimaggio's Awards

• First athlete to be awarded The Presidential Medal of Freedom [10 January 1977].
• Always insisted on being introduced as "baseball's greatest living ballplayer" at any event after he had been awarded that title.

What Joe Dimaggio has done for a first time

• Was sued by first wife Dorothy Arnold in June 1952 to get full custody of their son, claiming his now-girlfriend Marilyn Monroe posed a threat to the boy's morals. Suit was dismissed in February 1953.
• Wanted no money for his cameo in The First of May (1999), but SAG rules dictated he had to accept the minimum salary of $250 per day.
• First athlete in North American pro sports history to be on 4 World Championship teams in his first 4 pro seasons. In total, DiMaggio led the New York Yankees to 9 World Series titles in 13 years.
• First athlete to be awarded The Presidential Medal of Freedom [10 January 1977].
• Wore #9 during the first half of his rookie year (1936) before being switched to #5. #9 was later given to Roger Maris, in whose honor the Yankees retired it in 1984.

Joe Dimaggio's quotes

• It's almost a joke when some fan tells me I'm a great man. I'm just a ballplayer who works hard trying to get by.
• "I've never thought that was anybody's business but my own." - on his relationship with Marilyn Monroe.
• They call a man graceful because he hits a little ball with a certain swing. My father hammered piles on a railroad out of Martinez for 10 cents an hour to support a family. That was grace.
• "I don't have a coherent answer as to why that is. I don't try to knock people, hurt their feelings or beat them out of money, but I also haven't tried to create or maintain an image. I work to maintain my privacy." - on his status as a cultural icon.
• There was no grass. We played on asphalt with a big ball - a softball - but we threw it overhanded and played by regular baseball rules. When I was 11 or 12, I started playing with older fellas, guys in their 20s. I guess they saw something in me.
• There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first or last time. I owe him my best.
• "Because there might be someone who never saw me play before". - when asked why he tries so hard.
• "At my age, I'm just happy to be named Greatest Living Anything." - on being named baseball's Greatest Living Player in 1969.
• You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to 'Run forward, bend, scoop up the ball, peg it to the infield,' then your body says, 'Who me?'
• You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen.
• The test of an outfielder's skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.
• When baseball is no longer fun, it's no longer a game.
• I'd like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.
• If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every minute we could.
• I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn't know what a quote was. I thought it was some kind of soft drink.
• A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.
• Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there.
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Joe Dimaggio's body shape

Lets describe how Joe Dimaggio looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.