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Uecker, who died Thursday at 90, used to sit in the bullpen at Connie Mack Stadium and deliver play-by-play commentary into a beer cup.
Bob Uecker, the legendary voice of the Brewers who died Thursday at the age of 90, was battling a previously undisclosed illness.
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That Time Bob Uecker Was a Hero (Really!)
Did you hear the one about the time Bob Uecker propelled the St. Louis Cardinals to the 1964 World Series? First, let’s set the scene before we get too far ahead of ourselves.
The former Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster died at the age of 90 almost two years after he was diagnosed with cancer.
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
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies were flying to another city in the late 1960s when Bob Uecker, then the team's seldom-used backup catcher, told the flight attendant he was sick. Uecker, who died ...
Former Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig pays respect to Bob Uecker following the baseball legend's passing
The Milwaukee Brewers announced that Hall of Fame broadcaster and legend Bob Uecker passed away at the age ... St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. After retiring, Uecker embarked on a new career as a radio broadcaster, beginning in 1971 as ...
Take a stroll through Uecker's portfolio of pop culture. Bob Uecker as a Milwaukee ... too). He said Philadelphia manager Gene Mauch would summon Uecker into a pinch hitting appearance so he could kill the Phillies' rally and keep the game moving.
A former Philadelphia Phillies general manager and Cleveland Indians legend Kenny Loften are among a group of people who will launch Sluggball, a baseball version of Topgolf, in May, they announced Wednesday.