"Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you. What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson? Joltin' Joe has left and gone away." ( "Mrs. Robinson," Simon and Garfunkel). On March 8, 1999 with the passing of Joe DiMaggio America may have lost one of the great baseball players and American symbols of our time. Baseball has produced many icons, but it has only produced one Joe DiMaggio. " I would like to take the …
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…former Met who played a generation after DiMaggio. Joe was always careful and protective of his image, understanding that it was his legacy (Christopher). He proved to be the most enduring symbol of baseball greatness. From his retirement to his death, Joe retained his image as America's ultimate hero. What American wouldn't do anything to accomplish what Jolting Joe DiMaggio did- play center field for the Yankees and marry the sexiest woman on the planet?