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[[File:DiMaggio and Reagan.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Reagan and DiMaggio]]
 
[[File:DiMaggio and Reagan.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Reagan and DiMaggio]]
 
'''Joe "Joltin' Joe" DiMaggio''' was a [[Hall of Fame]] baseball player for the [[New York Yankees]] from 1936 to 1951. He holds the record for number of consecutive games with a hit (56), in 1941, which is considered one of the greatest achievements in all of sports.  He was briefly married to [[Marilyn Monroe]].  He is mentioned in the [[Simon and Garfunkel]] song ''Mrs. Robinson''.
 
'''Joe "Joltin' Joe" DiMaggio''' was a [[Hall of Fame]] baseball player for the [[New York Yankees]] from 1936 to 1951. He holds the record for number of consecutive games with a hit (56), in 1941, which is considered one of the greatest achievements in all of sports.  He was briefly married to [[Marilyn Monroe]].  He is mentioned in the [[Simon and Garfunkel]] song ''Mrs. Robinson''.
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He holds the all-time record of the fewest strikeouts for a home run hitter, striking out only about once for every home run that he hit.  He also led the Yankees to many pennant and nine [[World Series]] championships during his career.
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He was an all-round player who was a superb center-fielder, recording a remarkable 22 assists in throwing out base runners in one season.
    
DiMaggio's father was a fisherman and Joe was raised in a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] family of nine children.
 
DiMaggio's father was a fisherman and Joe was raised in a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] family of nine children.
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