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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Joe DiMaggio, a fisherman’s son whose grace in the field of sports, culture and commerce made him an American legend, died yesterday at his home here. He was 84.

DiMaggio with the Yankees and manager Joe McCarthy (with his arm around DiMaggio), on July 18, after the Yankees Clipper’s Streak ended. Bettmann/CORBIS “No thinking,” Boudreau said.

Joe Jr., DiMaggio’s namesake and only child, was born on October 23, 1941, to DiMaggio’s first wife, Dorothy Arnold. DiMaggio, usually stoic, seemed to speak with joy at the arrival of his son.

But Joe DiMaggio’s streak wasn’t merely inflated by the times, it was created by them. Without the influence of Performance-Enhancing Whiteness, it would simply not have happened.

Joe Jr., DiMaggio’s namesake and only child, was born on October 23, 1941, to DiMaggio’s first wife, Dorothy Arnold. DiMaggio, usually stoic, seemed to speak with joy at the arrival of his son.