When Joe DiMaggio died, a 57-year old man with a gray pony-tail was one of the select few allowed to attend the family funeral. He was a casket-bearer that day, his face anonymous to the national ...

By the time the lights went on again, DiMaggio had vanished. Perhaps the best insight into why DiMaggio quit came from brother Tom: "He quit because he wasn’t Joe DiMaggio any more." ...

It's been over 70 years since Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio tied the knot on Jan. 14, 1954. Here's a look back at their love affair while it lasted. Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio’s love ...

From "Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life" Editor's note: ESPN.com is running excerpts from Richard Ben Cramer's Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life recently published by Simon & Schuster. This is the third ...

Relive the emotional moment when Joe DiMaggio, the legendary 'Yankee Clipper,' announced his retirement on December 11, 1951. From his remarkable 13-season career to his lasting legacy ...

Marilyn Monroe was introduced to husband number two by an unlikely matchmaker – an “I Love Lucy” star. The 25-year-old was dining out with her agent, Norman Brokaw, when William Frawley, who ...

Though they were only married for around nine months, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were among the most high-profile couples of the ’50s after they wed on January 14, 1954. The pair split for ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Joe DiMaggio, the elegant Yankee Clipper whose 56-game hitting streak endures as one of the most remarkable records in baseball or any sport, died Monday at his home in Florida.