Joe Garagiola remembered: a natural humorist. Born Feb. 12, 1926 in St. Louis, Garagiola grew up down the street from another future big league catcher: Yogi Berra. He began his major-league career as a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1946, winning a World Series in his rookie year and playing nine seasons and 676 games. After working on New York Yankees games from 1965 to 1967, Garagiola returned to NBC as the host of the pre-game show The Baseball World of Joe Garagiola, and then as a play-by-play announcer beginning in 1974 on the Saturday Game of the Week for NBC. Garagiola won baseball's Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting in 1991. -- Joe Garagiola's nine-year baseball career was a modest one. He thrived as a glib baseball broadcaster and fixture on the "Today" show, leading to a nearly 30-year association with NBC. Legendary announcer Joe Garagiola Sr. dies at age 90 - ESPN.com Manfred also praised Garagiola for being a leader in baseball's fight against smokeless tobacco. Legendary baseball announcer Joe Garagiola Sr. dies at age 90 He was 90. Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. He had a special place in his heart for the Native People, in particular for the children and their families, together with the Franciscan Sisters, at St. Peters Mission School. Hall of fame person," tweeted "Today" host Matt Lauer. Naturally, he did. "We are deeply saddened by the loss of this amazing man who was not just beloved by those of us in his family, but to generations of baseball fans who he impacted during his eight decades in the game," his family said in a statement released by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Berra died last Sept. 15. Run, Rabbit, Run - Rabbit Maranville 2011-12 Rabbit Maranville was the Joe Garagiola of Grandpa's day, the baseball comedian of the times. our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Franciscan sister says there was 'no limit' to Joe Garagiola's "Not only was I not the best catcher in the major leagues, I wasn't even the best catcher on my street," Garagiola once remarked.
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