The late Bob Uecker's reach extends well beyond Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts. Let's run down his pop-culture appearances and famous one-liners.
The garish brown-and-yellow sweaters initially were planned only for a commercial, but fans saw them on the ice twice. They're coming back in tribute.
The Milwaukee Admirals announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22 the ways in which the team will honor Brewers broadcaster and Hall of Famer Bob Uecker this season.
Most will remember Bob Eucker as longtime voice of the Milwaukee Brewers. I will remember him for his appearances on Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
Bob Uecker, who died on Jan. 15, 2025 at age 90, was a former catcher who played for the Braves in Milwaukee and Atlanta, St. Louis Cardinals and the Phillies (1966-67) during a six-year career in the Majors.
John Sterling called Yankees games for over three decades before he retired this past year from the broadcast booth — a run that wasn’t surpassed by many, but Bob Uecker was one.
Brewers team principal owner Mark Attanasio said there are plans in the works for ways to honor Bob Uecker, including a big celebration in summer.
The baseball community is mourning the loss of Bob Uecker following the death of the longtime Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster at the age of 90.
Bob Uecker's cause of death has not been revealed, but his family said he had been battling small cell lung cancer since early 2023.
As a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, Uecker hit .200 with 14 home runs. As a Brewers catcher in the mid-2000s, Chad Moeller hit .204 with 14 home runs. In Uecker, Moeller said on Thursday, he found a friend who could needle him with sweetness.
The former backup catcher, whose ability to laugh at himself made him a beloved radio announcer and launched a successful acting career, died Thursday.
Bob Uecker was the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and honors from the Hall of Fame.