Baltimore/Washington sports broadcaster and talk show host Phil Wood told me a story about a show he promoted in the late 1970s at George Mason University in Virginia where Joe DiMaggio was the autograph guest. The fee was $5, and Phil said people were coming up to him during the show complaining that Joe was charging money for his autograph. Phil said many collectors just wouldn't pay it, and that Joe spent most of his time there sitting all alone behind the table. Phil felt sorry for DiMaggio and would go and sit with him just so he would have somebody to talk to.
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