Joseph Henry “Joe” Garagiola was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on this day in 1926.
My first memory of Garagiola was when he hosted the pre-game show on NBC. He was also on The Johnny Carson show once in a while.
Garagiola was a catcher with the Cardinals before going to the TV booth. He was a great ambassador for the game, as well.
He died in 2016.
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