[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. Res. 63 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 63

                 Recognizing and honoring Joe DiMaggio.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 16, 1999

  Mr. Moynihan (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
   Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Helms, and Mr. 
 Bunning) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
                 Recognizing and honoring Joe DiMaggio.

Whereas Joseph Paul ``Joe'' DiMaggio was born in Martinez, California, on 
        November 25, 1914;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio was the son of Sicilian immigrants, Joseph Paul and Rosalia 
        DiMaggio, and was the 2d of 3 brothers to play Major League Baseball;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio played 13 seasons in the major leagues, all for the New 
        York Yankees;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio, who wore number 5 in Yankee pinstripes, became a baseball 
        icon in the 1941 season by hitting safely in 56 consecutive games, a 
        major league record that has stood for more than 5 decades and has never 
        been seriously challenged;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio compiled a .325 batting average during his storied career 
        and played on 9 World Series championship teams;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio hit 361 home runs during his career, while striking out 
        only 369 times;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955, 4 years 
        after his retirement;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio in 1969 was voted Major League Baseball's greatest living 
        player;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio served the Nation in World War II as a member of the Army 
        Air Corps;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio was tireless in helping others and was devoted to the ``Joe 
        DiMaggio Children's Hospital'' in Hollywood, Florida;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio will be remembered as a role model for generations of young 
        people; and
Whereas Joe DiMaggio transcended baseball and will remain a symbol for the ages 
        of talent, commitment, and achievement: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate recognizes and honors Joe DiMaggio--
            (1) for his storied baseball career;
            (2) for his many contributions to the Nation throughout his 
        lifetime; and
            (3) for transcending baseball and becoming a symbol for the 
        ages of talent, commitment, and achievement.
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