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 ...

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.

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 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.