Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Joe Garagiola
Born February 12, 1926
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. Joe Garagiola Marker
Inscription.
Joe Garagiola. Born February 12, 1926. Joseph Henry Garagiola grew up on Elizabeth Street in the St. Louis neighborhood called the Hill. Signed at 16 by Branch Rickey, Garagiola played for the Cardinals in five seasons, including the 1946 championship year. After his pro career ended in 1954, he joined St. Louis radio station KMOX and broadcast Cardinals games the next year. After moving to the Yankees, Garagiola called baseball for NBC for 27 years. Two stints with the Today Show capped his illustrious broadcast career. A 1973 winner of television's Peabody Award, Joe Garagiola entered the Broadcaster's Wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.
Joseph Henry Garagiola grew up on Elizabeth Street in the St. Louis neighborhood called the Hill. Signed at 16 by Branch Rickey, Garagiola played for the Cardinals in five seasons, including the 1946 championship year. After his pro career ended in 1954, he joined St. Louis radio station KMOX and broadcast Cardinals games the next year. After moving to the Yankees, Garagiola called baseball for NBC for 27 years. Two stints with the Today Show capped his illustrious broadcast career. A 1973 winner of television's Peabody Award, Joe Garagiola entered the Broadcaster's Wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.
Erected 1992 by St. Louis Walk of Fame.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Walk of Fame series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.
Location. 38° 39.34′ N, 90° 18.171′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. It is on Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6328 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Elijah Lovejoy (a few steps from this marker); Yogi Berra
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo1. submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
