Joe Garagiola

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Joe Garagiola was an American Major League Baseball catcher who became a widely recognized sportscaster and television personality.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball player
catcher
human
sportscaster
television personality
awardReceived Ford C. Frick Award
Peabody Award
causeOfDeath natural causes
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1926-02-12
dateOfDeath 2016-03-23
employer Arizona Diamondbacks (broadcasting)
Major League Baseball (broadcasting)
NBC (television network)
NBC Sports
ethnicGroup Italian American
familyName Garagiola
fieldOfWork sports journalism
television entertainment
fullName Joseph Henry Garagiola Sr.
genre sports broadcasting
givenName Joseph
hasPart Joe Garagiola Jr. (son)
languageOfWorkOrName English
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
militaryBranch United States Army
notableFor transition from MLB player to national broadcasting figure
notableWork "Baseball Is a Funny Game"
Baseball broadcasting on NBC
co-hosting "Today" show
occupation author
baseball player
sportscaster
television personality
participantIn 1946 World Series
1954 World Series (as broadcaster later, not as player)
World Series broadcasting
placeOfBirth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath Phoenix, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED
positionPlayed catcher
residence Phoenix, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sport baseball

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Joe Garagiola ("Joseph Henry Garagiola Sr.")
fullName
Ford C. Frick Award ("Joe Garagiola Sr.")
hasNotableRecipient
Joe Garagiola ("Joe Garagiola Jr. (son)")
hasPart
1988 World Series ("Joe Garagiola Sr.")
leadTVColorCommentatorUS
1975 World Series
televisionAnnouncer
1980 World Series
televisionAnnouncersUS

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