Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at the age of 90.
Whether you know him from his broadcasting work in Major League Baseball, through his appearances back in the day on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, as a television actor, for his role in Miller Lite commercials or as Harry Doyle from the movie Major League,
Bob Uecker parlayed a forgettable baseball career into comedic gold.
Judy and Uecker remained close. She was with Uecker when he celebrated with the Brewers last season at American Family Field and in his final days, as one of his "Mr. Belvedere" co-stars mentioned in a social media post when she visited Uecker in recent weeks in Wisconsin.
(AP Photo/Steve Megargee) Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer Bob Uecker tips his cap before a baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Miami Marlins,, July 28, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash) Milwaukee Brewers’ owner Mark Attanasio ...
For those of us who watched, worked or played at Braves Field in the 1950s and early ’60s, Uecker’s passing brought back fond memories of a time when baseball was the prominent summer pastime.” | Opin
Bob Uecker, known throughout the United States as “Mr. Baseball” died January 16 at the age of 90. Ten years ago, the then-Archbishop of Milwaukee Jerome E. Listecki – who retired last year – said Uecker used “self-effacing humor to bring appreciation and joy to those who share a love for the game he so well represents.”
IT’S AWFUL TO THINK ABOUT LIFE WITHOUT BOB UECKER, BASEBALL WITHOUT BOB UECKER, WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE WITHOUT BOB UECKER. BUT THEN YOU START THINKING BACK TO WHY YOU LOVE THE GUY AND WHAT HE MEANT ...
Governor Tony Evers honors the late Bob Uecker, celebrating his legacy as "Mr. Baseball" in Wisconsin and beyond.
Bob Uecker, the legendary broadcaster appropriately nicknamed “Mr. Baseball,” passed away Thursday at the age of 90. He had been the radio voice of the Milwaukee Brewers for over 50 years and ...
(AP Photo/Morry Gash) MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, who parlayed a forgettable playing career into a punch line for movie and TV appearances as “Mr. Baseball” and a Hall of Fame broadcasting ...
There are some people who just make you feel good about life. Bob Uecker was one of those individuals. He passed away Thursday at the age of 90 after a battle with lung cancer. Uecker did it all. He had “Tonight Show” appearances with Johnny Carson,