Ted Williams Joe DiMaggio all star game circa 1946
by David Lee Guss
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Ted Williams Joe DiMaggio all star game circa 1946
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David Lee Guss
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"A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and that was mine, to have people say, 'There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived." - Ted Williams, 1918-2002
"A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues." - Joe DiMaggio, 1914-1999
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David Lee Guss
It never could be said that Ted suffered from false humility. The historical consensus backs up his statement. I met and photographed Ted when he visited Aberdeen, South Dakota, in the mid 1960's, making the rounds as a paid spokesman for J.C. Penney. I remember how ill at ease he was at a press conference. As was DiMaggio when he was dragged before the mob of photographers and reporters when married to Marilyn Monroe. When she died under mysterious circumstances 'Jolting Joe' made all the funeral arrangements although long divorced from MM. Joe ended up signing autographs and pitching Mr. Coffee machines. He was spared the indignity of being a greeter at a Las Vegas casino, as was Joe Lewis. "The Brown Bomber" had the bad habit of betting on his golf games in which he invariably lost.
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