Happy 100th Birthday Joe Di Maggio

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

One of the books about him, I forget which now, portrays him as a complete asshole but that seems contrary to a lot of anecdotal evidence. For example there's a couple of youtube videos of him on What's My Line and he's quite affable and seemingly genuine.

Peter- I here you, and that's what I always heard. I had a couple of relatives in Pro sports, and one of the biggest things you heard about DiMaggio was his nastiness and dislike towards Mantle. Let's face it, they were two completely different superstars. Also, his reluctance about autographs out in public was fairly well known. I wish I knew the true story behind him and Mantle....

[harlem86]

Just getting back to the thread. Thanks for all the stories they all made great reading.