His fame was recorded in song and prose. In the 1960s, when Simon and Garfunkel wanted to express a longing for another time, they wrote in "Mrs. Robinson": "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?

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 ...

Joe DiMaggio ... died in 1962, DiMaggio sent roses for her grave but refused to talk about her. His swanky swing and classy countenance inspired wistful lines in literature and song, including ...