Dante Benedetti

Dante Benedetti. . Dante, "Mr. Baseball" as Joe DiMaggio referred to him. He was a family man. He was a source of love, compassion, understanding, and inspiration. He openly shared those qualities with everyone he met, the look in his eyes, the smile on his face immediately revealed a person that you could trust. When introduced to someone and he proudly said his name "Dante Benedetti" you knew you were in his heart. Without saying another word he motivated you when you were in his presence., His family restaurant New Pisa, generously sponsored countless numbers of youth and adult league baseball teams in the city. The interaction of the people playing baseball enriched San Francisco society. Players like the DiMaggio brothers and many others were a product of his teams., Dante also was the varsity baseball coach at his beloved University of San Francisco. He held that position for 17 years and took a salary of $1 per year. At USF he demonstrated his knowledge, leadership, generosity, kindness, passion, and the love that he gave unconditionally to his players and the people who knew him., After reading this plaque I am asking you to change your definition of hero to Benedetti., The voice of Dante's Boys and the community of North Beach and San Francisco.