Bob Uecker wasn’t an announcer. He was an aspiration, proof you could thrive in an industry even if you fail at first. He was ...
No baseball player has ever done more with less than Uecker. He played in the majors for six years, but he never exactly ...
In so many places, Bob Uecker was a larger-than-life figure ... No matter the amount of self-deprecating jokes he made about ...
Fans visited Bob Uecker's statue outside American Family Field to pay their respects after his death was announced.
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It must have been a local show, a tape-delayed interview, a game show, something. All I remember is my dad drawing my ...
Bob Uecker, known throughout the United States as “Mr. Baseball” died January 16 at the age of 90. Ten years ago, the ...
25 ‘Bob Uecker Day’ After his baseball career ... Baseball and broadcasting are in my blood.” All his jokes aside, Brewers fans may fondly remember seven words often chanted by Uecker best: “Get up, ...
Former Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig pays respect to Bob Uecker following the baseball legend's passing ...
Bob Uecker's 'Major League' star turn and acting career ... Uecker's playing career often bore the brunt of his jokes. He signed with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 after serving in the Army and made ...
Despite all the jokes about his playing career, Uecker was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, a team led by Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson, that won the World Series in 1964. Uecker reached the ...
Bob Uecker didn't have to stretch much to play quick-witted broadcaster Harry Doyle in the movie "Major League." Milwaukee Brewers fans happily listened to that act for more than 50 years.