at age 90, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Diamondbacks wore a patch in his memory on their right sleeve for the 2016 season, a black circle with "JOE" written in white in the center, with a catchers' mask replacing the O. Garagiola's funeral mass was held on April 13 in St. Louis at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, the same church where he was baptized. He was interred at Resurrection Cemetery in St. Louis. References External links Joe Garagiola Ford C. Frick Award biography at the National Baseball Hall of Fame Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Joe Garagiola at the Baseball Hall of Fame St. Louis Walk of Fame "Baseball is a Funny Game" By Marty Appel, Marty Appel public relations Joe Garagiola hosting "Monitor" on the NBC Radio Network, Saturday, February 22, 1969, from 3 to 4 p.m. ET 1926 births 2016 deaths American people of Italian descent American game show hosts Arizona Diamondbacks announcers Baseball players from Missouri Baseball players from St. Louis California Angels announcers Catholics from Missouri Chicago Cubs players Columbus Red Birds players Ford C. Frick Award recipients Los Angeles Rams announcers Major League Baseball broadcasters Major League Baseball catchers National Football League announcers NBC Sports Radio New York Giants (NL) players New York Yankees announcers Peabody Award winners Pittsburgh Pirates players Professional wrestling announcers St. Louis Cardinals announcers St. Louis Cardinals players Springfield Cardinals players Writers from St. Louis United States Army personnel of World War II