The Brewers manager reflected to the Journal Sentinel on the final season and then the passing of one of his closest friends.
Bob Uecker took a radio gig with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1971. He stayed in that job the rest of his career, becoming a franchise and national icon.
Bob Uecker, the legendary radio voice of the Brewers who had called their games since 1971 and was nicknamed “Mr. Baseball,” died on Thursday, the team announced.
Bob Uecker’s “juuuuuuuust a bit outside” line in the “Major League” films became commonplace among baseball fans. Uecker died on Jan. 16 at age 90.
Bob Uecker, the legendary voice of the Brewers who died Thursday at the age of 90, was battling a previously undisclosed illness.
Bob Uecker was a famously mediocre Major League hitter who discovered that he was much more comfortable at a microphone than home plate. And that was just the start of a second career in entertainment that reached far beyond the ballpark.
Bob Uecker's death has prompted all kinds of memories from his baseball, broadcasting and acting career to resurface.
A cause of death has been revealed for legendary MLB broadcaster Bob Uecker after he passes away at the age of 90.
The team announced Bob Uecker died Thursday morning, calling it "one of the most difficult days in Milwaukee Brewers history."
Uecker played a prominent role in the movies Major League (1989) and Major League II (1994) as crass announcer Harry Doyle.
Bob Uecker, 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, has died. He was 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday morning,