We lost part of our TODAY family Wednesday when Joe Garagiola Sr. passed away in Scottsdale, Arizona, after struggling with his health in recent years. He was 90.
Joe Garagiola with Hugh Downs and Barbara Walters
NBC
As co-host of the TODAY Show from 1967 to 1973, and again from 1990 to 1992, he would often make jokes about his nine-season major-league career in the 1940s and 1950s, as a player for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and New York Giants.
Shortly after the news broke of Garagiola's passing, TODAY's Matt Lauer tweeted: "God I'll miss Joe Garagiola. Was part of the soul of our show, and told me stories that made me laugh till I cried. Hall of fame person."
Joe Garagiola with Hugh Downs and Barbara Walters
NBC
As co-host of the TODAY Show from 1967 to 1973, and again from 1990 to 1992, he would often make jokes about his nine-season major-league career in the 1940s and 1950s, as a player for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and New York Giants.
Shortly after the news broke of Garagiola's passing, TODAY's Matt Lauer tweeted: "God I'll miss Joe Garagiola. Was part of the soul of our show, and told me stories that made me laugh till I cried. Hall of fame person."
