Thursday, June 01, 2006

Ben Pucci; Mickey Garagiola; Re Calcaterra; Join St. Louis "Hill" Walk of Fame

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THREE MORE STOPS BEING ADDED TO THE HILL WALK OF FAME

 

St. Louis Post Dispatch

Shawn Clubb
Of the Suburban Journals

Southwest City Journal

May 24, 2006


Three more people from The Hill who gained fame in professional sports soon will be added to the neighborhood's Walk of Fame.

Hill 2000 Inc. will induct Mickey Garagiola, a waiter at Ruggeri's restaurant and ring announcer for Wrestling at the Chase; Ben Pucci, a professional football player  (Offensive Tackle) for teams that included the 1948 All-American Football Conference Champion Cleveland Browns; and Re Calcaterra, who helped develop the sport of synchronized swimming.

The ceremony to add the three honorees will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 4, on the steps of St. Ambrose Church, 5130 Wilson Ave.

They will join baseball players Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola, broadcaster Jack Buck and World Cup soccer players Frank Borghi, Charlie Colombo, Gino Pariani and Frank Wallace on the Walk of Fame.

 

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