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Joe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio's Advice to Rookie Mickey Mantle

  By Witnify • March 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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Baseball player Joe DiMaggio gives advice to his new Yankee teammate, Mickey Mantle, before the 1951 season and DiMaggio explains how he felt during his first game. Continue reading

Tagged   Baseball, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Sports
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Joe DiMaggio
Friend of Marilyn Monroe Remembers Meeting Joe DiMaggio

  By Witnify • March 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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Amy Green, best friend of of Marilyn Monroe, remembers meeting Joe Dimaggio for the first time and shares what Marilyn said was the reason she married DiMaggio. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Baseball, Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe, Sports
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Joe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio Shares His Favorite Yankee Stories

  By Witnify • March 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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Baseball player Joe DiMaggio describes what it was like when he first started with the Yankees in 1934 and remembers meeting his favorite major league players during spring training. Continue reading

Tagged   Baseball, Joe DiMaggio, Lefty Gomez, Sports, Tony Lazzeri
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Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle’s First Interview After Going Pro

  By Morgan Birck • February 28, 2014 Uncategorized
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Mickey Mantle discusses being brought up to the pros in an early 1950s interview. Continue reading

Tagged   1950s, Baseball, Mickey Mantle, MLB, New York Yankees, Sports
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Babe Ruth
Daughter's Fondest Memory of Her Dad

  By Virginia Choi • February 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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Babe Ruth's daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens, shares her fondest memory of her dad. Continue reading

Tagged   1930s, Athlete, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Sports
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Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth’s Granddaughter on His Proudest Record

  By Virginia Choi • February 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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Babe Ruth’s granddaughter, Linda Ruth Tosetti, tells a crowd about Ruth’s favorite record and discusses his career in baseball with the Boston Red Sox and NY Yankees.

Tagged   Athlete, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Sports
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Babe Ruth
That Time He Promised a Home Run to a Dying Kid

  By Virginia Choi • February 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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When Babe Ruth heard that a boy from New Jersey, Johnny Sylvester, was very ill after falling off a horse, he promised Johnny a home run. Mr. Ruth ended up running three home games that day. His daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens, and author of the book “Babe and the Kid,” … Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Sports
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Babe Ruth
‘Anything That Promotes My Father is Just Absolutely Heaven for Me’

  By Virginia Choi • February 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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Julia Ruth Stevens, daughter of Babe Ruth, talks about how her dad was a "wonderful" person–but a strict and disciplinary father. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Sports
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Pete Rose
Pete Rose: Accepting of His Hall of Fame Ban

  By Witnify • January 9, 2014 Uncategorized
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Former Cincinnati Reds player Pete Rose shares his thoughts on being banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame and explains why he agrees with his ban. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Baseball, Pete Rose, Sports
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Art Modell
Johnny Holliday on Working with Art Modell

  By Witnify • November 6, 2013 Uncategorized
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Johnny Holliday describes how he got his job as the Cleveland Browns announcer and what happened on his first day working for Art Modell. Continue reading

Tagged   Art Modell, Baseball, Football, Sports
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