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I know that DiMaggio's name recognition is bolstered today among living fans by the Mr. Coffee ads. I also wonder how many people today know him for being married to Marilyn Monroe.
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I would say almost no one. If you know who DiMaggio is I would think your point of reference is the Yankees or baseball or one of the songs he's featured in (Joltin' Joe/ Mrs. Robinson). I would think Monroe as your only point of reference is pretty rare.
Last edited by packs; 03-09-2018 at 09:40 AM. |
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He was also the face on ads for a bank in New York City in the 1980's. I recall seeing it, but was from out of town so the bank name does not come to mind.
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These 99% recognition figures are crazy. I think the likely number for Ruth and Robinson nationwide are under 90%. There are over 1% of the people in this country who wouldn't recognize their own name.
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nairB (I tried checking with a mirror, and I still don't have a clue know who I am) |
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I'm sure that is true. Probably 90% of Americans know who Donald Trump is, but surely it's less than 99%. For starters, I have both a son (2) and a grandmother (89) who don't know who he is.
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Count them as lucky
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A political joke!!!! Pure hilarity!!!!! Are you a professional comedian?? You must be! How did you come up with that amazingly insightful and oh so intelligent quip all on your own???
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Just took my wife through the same exercise. She has been victim to me + 2 sons and lots and lots of ballgames on television over the years plus our collecting gene. She said I wouldn't know 90% of these names if it wasn't for you. I was actually surprised how many yes's she had
Babe Ruth 99% Y Muhammad Ali 99% Y Jackie Robinson 99% Y Pele 99% Y Lou Gehrig 95% Y Mickey Mantle 95% Y Joe Frazier 80% N Roberto Clemente 80% Y Joe DiMaggio 75% Y Ty Cobb 75% Y Shoeless Joe Jackson 60% N Wilt Chamberlain 50% Y Bill Russell 50% N Jack Dempsey 30% Y (this one was a big surprise - she said that she recognized the name) Joe Louis 30% Y Rocky Marciano 30% N Jim Thorpe 30% Y Jack Johnson 25% N A.J. Foyt 25% Y Richard Petty 25% Y Honus Wagner 15% Y Satchel Paige 15% Y George Mikan 10% N Rogers Hornsby 3% N Christy Mathewson 3% N Walter Johnson 3% N Bobby Jones 2% N Bronko Nagurski 2% N Josh Gibson 2% N Georges Vezina 1% N
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Be careful. Political comments are a no-no on the board. I am sure Leon will chime in on this. My thought is as to both comments, not just yours.
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I agree, I think some of these numbers are way too high. 99% is 297,000,000 people out of 300,000,000 knowing these names...sorry, but even our beloved Ruth & Robinson wouldn't achieve that percentage. |
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