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New Journal Sentinel book: ‘Bob Uecker: The Life and Career of the Milwaukee Brewers’ Legendary Broadcaster’
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Reactions to the death of ‘Mr. Baseball,’ longtime Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker
'Baseball lost a great man, Bob Uecker;' Craig Counsell reflected on the life of legendary Brewers’ broadcaster
Bob Uecker, a well known Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster, story teller, jokester, movie star in the Major League series, and television icon for his role in the ’80s sitcom Mr.
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.
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.
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Not sure if we’ve eulogized Uecker in the proper, broadest light and brightest light. He was a national treasure, first and foremost, as a cherished deadpan comedian, up there with Bob Newhart’s downbeat deliveries and Buster Keaton’s blank face.
Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play broadcaster Jeff Levering first shared a booth with Bob Uecker in 2015. The first 10 years of his major league career overlapped
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.
Uecker, who was nicknamed "Mr. Baseball," came to El Paso in 1982 for an exhibition game between the minor league El Paso Diablos and the Brewers. He played an inning as catcher and did the play-by-play for the game.
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.
Legendary Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer Bob Uecker died Thursday morning at the age of 90. He had been battling small cell lung cancer since early 2023, according to a statement from his family.
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.
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