Upon graduation from law school, Garagiola joined the New York Yankees as Assistant to the President and In-House Counsel. The following is a statement from his family: Joe Jr. and his wife, Noel, reside in Scottsdale and have 4 children, Meredith, Valerie, Natalie and Chris, who is the radio voice of the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos. His father, Joe Garagiola Sr., was a household name in Major League Baseball and the world of entertainment, first as a player followed by an extensive television career that included 15 years as part of the D-backs’ broadcasts. Popular sports broadcaster Joe Garagiola dies at age 90. Garagiola is survived by his wife of 66 years, Audrey, sons Joe Jr. and Steve, daughter Gina and eight grandchildren. Garagiola served as an announcer for the franchise for 15 years. His son, Joe Garagiola, Jr., is the former general manager of the D-backs and the current MLB senior vice president of standards and on-field operations. Garagiola completed his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and made his move to the Valley in 1982, practicing with the firm of Gallagher and Kennedy, concentrating on sports law. Garagiola is survived by his wife of 66 years, Audrie, sons Joe Jr. and Steve, daughter Gina and eight grandchildren. [1][3], "Arizona Diamondbacks hire Joe Garagiola Jr", "MLB names Garagiola Jr. as head of discipline", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Garagiola_Jr.&oldid=994068745, Major League Baseball central office executives, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 13 December 2020, at 23:21. TV sportscaster Joe Garagiola w his wife Audrey w unident woman at Photomart 49th Ltd at Rockefeller Center. His son Steve worked in TV news, and his daughter, Gina Bridgeman, collaborated on her father’s second book, It’s Anybody’s Ballgame. Garagiola said he will most miss being around the players and the interaction. Garagiola married Audrie Ross, the organist at the Cardinals' ballpark in St. Louis, in 1949; their two sons later had an association with baseball. Garagiola is survived by his wife of 66 years, Audrie, sons Joe Jr. and Steve, daughter Gina and eight grandchildren. The funeral will be held at an unspecified date in his hometown of St. Louis. The funeral will be held at an unspecified date in his hometown of St. Louis. The funeral will be held at an unspecified date in his hometown of St. Louis. Joe Jr. and his wife, Noel, have four children, Meredith, Valerie, Natalie and Christopher. He was 90. Garagiola is survived by his wife of 66 years, Audrie; sons Joe Jr. and Steve; daughter Gina; and eight grandchildren. Garagiola and his wife, Audrey, reside in Scottsdale. Garagiola, one of the architects of the 2001 World Series team, will serve as a special adviser to … He served as Vice Chairman of the Governor’s Cactus League Task Force and was a member of the Mayor’s Professional Baseball Committee as well as chairman of the Maricopa County Sports Authority. He was a partner at G&K, and was an integral part of the team that handled the franchise application process and well as the negotiations with Maricopa County involving Bank One Ballpark (now Chase Field). Catholic News Service | 03.28.2016. The funeral will be held at an unspecified date in his hometown of St. Louis. He was previously Sr. Vice President & General Manager of the franchise from its inception through the 2005 season, helping guide the team to division titles in 1999, 2001 and ‘02 as well as the first major championship for a sports franchise in the state of Arizona. In 2009, the … After his playing career ended in 1954, he joined St. Louis radio station KMOX and called Cardinals games. PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Garagiola Jr. is returning to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Following his stint with the Yankees, where he collected his first World Series ring, he started his own law firm and was the editor and publisher of the Sports Law Reporter, the first publication devoted exclusively to sports and the law. 10 GLENDALE, Ariz. – The baseball world is in mourning upon the news of Joe Garagiola’s passing on Wednesday morning at the age of 90 (Feb. 12, 1926 – March 23, 2016). His wife Audrie was the organist at the stadium. Garagiola is survived by his wife Audrie, three children, including WDIV-TV Detroit anchor/reporter Steve Garagiola, and eight grandchildren. Mini Bio (1) Joe Garagiola was born on February 12, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA as Joseph Henry Garagiola. Garagiola is survived by his wife and three children, which includes former Arizona general manager Joe Garagiola Jr. The funeral will be held at an unspecified date in his hometown of St. Louis. Garagiola said his fondest memory was the 2001 season when the Diamondbacks, with his son, Joe Garagiola Jr., as the team's general manager, beat the New York Yankees in the World Series. He died on … He is survived by his wife Audrie, eight grandchildren and children Steve, Gina and Joe Jr., who served as the D-backs General Manager from 1997-2005. Garagiola is survived by his wife of 66 years, Audrie, sons Joe Jr. and Steve, daughter Gina and eight grandchildren. [2] He was previously Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations for MLB from 2005-2011 and the general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks from 1997-2005. __ Garagiola is survived by his wife of 66 years, Audrey, sons Joe Jr. and Steve, daughter Gina and eight grandchildren. BY: ED COLE. 9: Son, Joe Garagiola Jr., is the senior vice president of standards and on-field operations for Major League Baseball. 6: Brother of Mickey Garagiola: 7: Made major league debut on 26 May 1946. Garagiola’s other son, Steve, is a reporter and anchor for WDIV-TV in Detroit. Steve's older brother, Joe Jr., was the general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks . He is an alumnus of Archbishop Stepinac High School, the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University Law Center. He currently serves as a part-time Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona law school. In addition to his wife and son, Garagiola is survived by his daughter Gina; another son Steve; and eight grandchildren. Joe Garagiola passed away this morning, the Diamondbacks have announced. In 1973, Garagiola, along with Chris Hart, appeared on the game show To Tell the Truth as impostors pretending to be police detective Richard Buggy. “In addition to being a great baseball player, Joe Garagiola was a man with deep love for God, his wife and family, the Church and those in need,” said Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted. The broadcast wing of the press box at Chase Field was renamed in Joe Sr.’s honor in 2009 in recognition for his countless achievements and enduring influence on baseball, broad-casting and community service. His other son Steve is a broadcast journalist as well, serving as a reporter and anchor for WDIV-TV, the NBC affiliate in Detroit. The broadcast wing of the press box at Chase Field was renamed in Joe Sr.’s honor in 2009 in recognition for his countless achievements and enduring influence on baseball, broadcasting and community service. Audrie Ross (mother) Joseph Henry Garagiola Jr. (born August 6, 1950) is currently the Special Advisor to Arizona Diamondbacks President & CEO Derrick Hall and formerly the Senior Vice President of Standards and On-field Operations for Major League Baseball. Garagiola Sr. is also survived by his wife Audrie, eight grandchildren and children Steve and Gina. Father: Giovanni Garagiola Wife: Audrie Rose (m. 1949, until his death, one daughter, two sons) Daughter: Gina Son: Joe Garagiola, Jr. (GM, Arizona Diamondbacks) Son: Steve NBC Sportscaster (1961-88) KMOX Radio Sportscaster (1955-61) Bill Bradley for President John McCain 2008 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 1970 Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 1972 Garagiola has taught Sports Law on both the undergraduate (St. John’s University) and law school (Pace University) levels, and has been a guest lecturer at Georgetown Law, his alma mater. Garagiola is survived by his wife of 66 years, Audrie, sons Joe Jr. and Steve, daughter Gina and eight grandchildren. Each year since 2010, the D-backs have presented the Joe Garagiola Jr. Award to the individual in Player Development who exemplifies the qualities of strong character, dedication to the organization and commitment to excellence in instruction. The funeral will be held at an unspecified date in his hometown of St. Louis. Joe Jr. and his wife, Noel, reside in Scottsdale and have 4 children, Meredith, Valerie, Natalie and Chris, who is the radio voice of the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Category: Obituaries Besides his son, the elder Garagiola is survived by his wife, Audrie; a daughter, Gina; another son, Steve; and eight grandchildren, according to Major League Baseball. The funeral will be held at an unspecified date in his hometown of St. Louis. He was married to Audi Dianne Ross. He was an actor, known for Catch Me If You Can (2002), Police Story (1973) and 1975 World Series (1975). Garagiola returned to baseball as an occasional broadcaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks, where his son Joe Jr. was general manager. Garagiola rejoined the organization following 13 seasons at Major League Baseball, where he originally served as Sr. Vice President of Baseball Operations and later as Sr. Vice President of Standards and On-Field Operations. He's the son of Hall of Fame sportscaster and former major league catcher Joe Garagiola. His son, Joe Jr., served as general manager of the Diamondbacks from 1995-2005 and is currently Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations for Major League Baseball. Garagiola’s work on a variety of civic panels served as a driving force in bringing baseball to the Valley, as he was the chairman of the Phoenix Metropolitan Sports Foundation and the Arizona Baseball Commission, the group best known for completing the task of convincing existing Major League clubs that Phoenix and the region were ready to possess their own club. I've worked at Local4 since 1995. Ad His daughter, Gina, has also worked in TV news, as a field reporter for Phoenix television station KTVK, and i… My mom is not so well known, but did play the organ at Busch Stadium for the Cardinals, which is kind of cool. In his current role, he advises Derrick Hall on numerous special projects on the business side of the organization. Father of Joe Garagiola Jr., Steve Garagiola, and Gina Bridgeman. 8: In 1951, led the National League in fielding percentage for catchers (.989). Joe Garagiola Jr. enters his second season as Special Advisor to the President & CEO during his second stint with the D-backs. Garagiola is survived by his wife of 66 years, Audrey, sons Joe Jr. and Steve, daughter Gina and eight grandchildren. One is a picture of Garagiola in a dugout with a young Joe Garagiola Jr. wearing a St. Louis Cardinals team jacket. Garagiola's father and Hart's mother, Kitty Carlisle, were regular panelists on the show at the time and both appeared as part of a prank on their parents.