Photos: Joe Garagiola through the years
Joe Garagiola, a former big league catcher, popular broadcaster and longtime host of a Tucson golf tournament, has died. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks say Garagiola died Wednesday, according to the AP. He had been in ill health in recent years.
Joe Garagiola through the years
Cleveland Indians in Tucson: Frank Robinson, left, and Joe Garagiola in April 1975 at Hi Corbett Field. Arizona Daily Star file photo
Joe Garagiola through the years
Joe Garagiola signs the glove of Elton Begay at the dedication of the Joe Garagiola Rodeo Park on June 9, 1982. Benjie Sanders / Arizona Daily Star file photo
Joe Garagiola through the years
Billy Barty gets a laugh from Tucson Open host Joe Garagiola during the pro-am festivities on Jan. 5, 1983. Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star file photo
Joe Garagiola through the years
Sportscaster and former St. Louis Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola winces as a ringtail cat from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is perched on his head during the pro-am portion of the 1982 Joe Garagiola Tucson Open golf tournament on Jan. 7, 1982. Arizona Daily Star file photo
Joe Garagiola through the years
Left to right: Arnold Palmer, Bob Hope and Joe Garagiola at the Tucson Open. Photo courtesy of the Tucson Open
Joe Garagiola through the years
Joe Garagiola, left, and Hal Gras entertain the gallery at the Tucson Open. Undated file photo by Jack SheafferÂ
Joe Garagiola through the years
FILE - In this April 14, 2013, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster Joe Garagiola speaks during a pregame show prior to a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Phoenix. Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks say Garagiola died Wednesday, March 23, 2016. He had been in ill health in recent years. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Joe Garagiola through the years
FILE - In this Feb. 22, 1951, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola, center, talks with pitchers Cloyd Boyer, left, and Harry "The Cat" Brecheen, in St. Petersburg, Fla., Feb. 22, 1951. Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks say Garagiola died Wednesday, March 23, 2016. He had been in ill health in recent years. (AP Photo/File)
Joe Garagiola through the years
FILE - In this July 18, 1983, file photo, Joe DiMaggio, left, and Joe Garagiola, chat in the dugout at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington, D.C., during warmups for the second annual Cracker Jack Old Timers baseball game. Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks say Garagiola died Wednesday, March 23, 2016. He had been in ill health in recent years.(AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)
Joe Garagiola through the years
FILE - In this June 27, 2007, file photo, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda, left, gets a laugh out of former catcher and broadcaster Joe Garagiola, as the two watch the Dodgers play the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game, in Phoenix. Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks say Garagiola died Wednesday, March 23, 2016. He had been in ill health in recent years. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Joe Garagiola through the years
FILE - In this May 31, 2003, file photo, baseball Hall-of-Famers Joe Garagiola, left, and Yogi Berra share a moment after throwing out the first pitch before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, in St. Louis. Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks say Garagiola died Wednesday, March 23, 2016. He had been in ill health in recent years.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)
Joe Garagiola through the years
FILE - In this Oct. 17, 1964, file photo, television commentor Joe Garagiola, at left, wearing a jacket and tie, talks with Oakland Athletics players Gene Tenace, fourth from right, Billy North, third from right, Al Dark, second from right, and manager Reggie Jackson, right, after defeating Los Angeles Dodgers to win the World Series. Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks say Garagiola died Wednesday, March 23, 2016. He had been in ill health in recent years. (AP Photo/File)
Joe Garagiola through the years
FILE - This is a Sept. 5, 1949, file photo showing St. Louis Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola. Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks say Garagiola died Wednesday, March 23, 2016. He had been in ill health in recent years. (AP Photo)
Joe Garagiola through the years
FILE - In this April 14, 2013, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster Joe Garagiola, left, waves goodbye to fans as he ends his final broadcast, as he is applauded by fellow broadcaster Steve Berthiaume, right, during the fourth inning in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Phoenix. Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks say Garagiola died Wednesday, March 23, 2016. He had been in ill health in recent years. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Joe Garagiola through the years
FILE - In this April 14, 2013, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster Joe Garagiola, center, waves to a cheering crowd during festivities honoring the retiring broadcaster, prior to a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Phoenix. Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks say Garagiola died Wednesday, March 23, 2016. He had been in ill health in recent years. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)