Joe DiMaggio

Joseph Paul DiMaggio (born November 25, 1914 in Martinez, California – died March 8, 1999 in Hollywood, Florida), nicknamed ‟Joltin’ Joe” and ‟The Yankee Clipper”, was an American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Born to Italian immigrants in California, he is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak (May 15 – July 16, 1941), a record that still stands.