Birth Name: Joseph Elliot Girardi
Place of Birth: Peoria, Illinois
Date of Birth: October 14, 1964
Ethnicity: Italian
Family Background: Joe Girardi is an American professional baseball manager for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
Joe Girardi was the son of Jerry Girardi and Angela (Perino) Girardi.
His paternal grandparents were George Edward Girardi (the son of Giovanni Sebastiano Girardi and Marietta Teresa Draperi) and Kathryn L Beoletto. Giovanni was born in Italy and Marietta was more specifically from Cuneo, Piemonte Italy.
Girardi’s maternal grandparents were Raffaele Perino and Mary Catherine Carchidi. Both Raffaele and Mary were born in Italy.
Source: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pjstar/obituary.aspx?pid=160374370 (obituary of Joe Girardi’s father)
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79488488 (obituary of Joe Girardi’s mother)
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