Joe DiMaggio Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Affairs, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Joseph Paul DiMaggio
NICK NAMES
The Yankee Clipper, Jolten Joe Dimaggio, Joltin Joe
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Wednesday
BIRTHPLACE
Martinez, California, United States
DIED AT AGE
84 Years 3 Months 13 Days
DEATHDATE
March 8, 1999
DEATHPLACE
Hollywood, Florida, United States
CAUSE OF DEATH
Lung cancer
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
SAGITTARIUS
FEATURES
Dark brown eye and dark brown hair.
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
6'2''(feet & inches)
1.8796 meters
187.96 cm
WEIGHT
70 kg
154 lbs
Joe DiMaggio Family Members
Parents
FATHER
Giuseppe DiMaggio
BROTHER(S) NAME
Dom DiMaggio
Vince DiMaggio
CHILDHOOD IMAGE
Joe DiMaggio Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
Dorothy Arnold (1939-1944)
Child(ren) of Joe DiMaggio and Dorothy Arnold
Joseph (Son)
SPOUSE
Marilyn Monroe (1954-1955)
Fame & Address
SIGNATURE
DEBUT
MLB for the New York Yankees (1936)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
56-game hitting streak (1941)
ADDRESS
Hollywood, Florida, United States
Official Website
www.joedimaggio.com
Education, Net Worth & More
RELIGION
Roman Catholicism
SCHOOLING FROM
Galileo High School
NET WORTH
$15 Million
JOE DIMAGGIO PICTURE
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About Joe DiMaggio
Joseph Paul DiMaggio was an American major league baseball center fielder, was born on 25th November 1914. For the New York Yankees, he played 13 years of his entire career. He was the three-time winner for most valuable player in his thirteen years of his career. He had a romance with famous actress Marilyn Monroe it was very high profile romance in American history, he gets married to her but his marriage was not going for long.
Career of Joe DiMaggio
On May 1936 he made his major league debut. During his 13 years major league career he led the Yankees to championships to 9 world series. In 1936 DiMaggio set a franchise record in his rookie season by hitting 29 home runs. He became the first baseball player who breaks the record of earnings $100,000 in 1949 by signing a contract. In 1950 after Larry Doby, the Sporting News ranked him as the second best center fielder. JoeMaggio gets his retirement from his professional career in 1951.
Achievements of Joe DiMaggio
He achieved American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1939, Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year and American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1941, in 1947 he achieved American League Most Valuable Player Award. Three times he won the most valuable player award in his 13 years career.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Joe DiMaggio
- Did Joe DiMaggio takes alcohol? Yes.
- He played his first professional game at the age of 17 in the tough Pacific Coast League.
- When he came of age when he starts understanding things, he has expected that his father told him to join his family fishing business.
- In February 1943, when second world war was held Joe DiMaggio was selected in the army.
- Joe DiMaggio hosted radio and a TV program for kids.
- In his 13 years of career, he won three times, "the most valuable player" title.
- Joe DiMaggio first salary as a player was $100,000.
- Was Joe DiMaggio in the habit of Smoking? NA.
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