{"id":159557,"date":"2023-06-07T14:28:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/us\/?p=159557"},"modified":"2023-06-07T14:28:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:28:44","slug":"whatever-happened-to-brian-piccolos-wife-joy-murrath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/us\/whatever-happened-to-brian-piccolos-wife-joy-murrath\/","title":{"rendered":"Whatever Happened To Brian Piccolo\u2019s Wife Joy Murrath?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Joy Murrath lost her first husband, Brian Piccolo, at the age of 27. Following her first husband\u2019s death, Murrath had to adjust to life as a single mother, but that wasn\u2019t for long.<\/strong><\/p>\n Three years after the football star\u2019s death, Joy found love again in the arms of Rick O\u2019Connell. Rick is the son of a Chicago-based policeman who earned his keep in the ready-mix concrete business. Joy had two additional children for her second husband bringing the total number of her kids to five.<\/p>\n According to reports, Joy Murrath and her late spouse, Brian Piccolo, were high school sweethearts. While Brian was building his football career at the varsity level, Joy, who was born in 1943, was also active at Central Catholic, where she functioned as a cheerleader.<\/p>\n Their juvenile romance endured till they graduated from high school, and the lovebirds wasted no time in taking things to the next level by becoming officially engaged.<\/p>\n While asking for his love interest\u2019s hand in marriage, the football running back presented her with a diamond ring. One interesting fact about the couple\u2019s engagement is that Piccolo also gave a diamond ring (albeit a smaller one) to Joy\u2019s sister, Carol Murrath, who suffered from cerebral palsy.<\/p>\n When quizzed about his reasons for making such a gesture, Piccolo, who had earlier developed a friendship with Joy\u2019s sister, said he only wanted Carol to feel included and forget how her condition makes her feel.<\/p>\nJoy Murrath and Brian Piccolo Were High School Sweethearts\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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