The Milwaukee Brewers and the rest of the baseball world lost an icon on Thursday when Bob Uecker passed away at the age of 90. Uecker defined many fans’ childhood as he was the radio broadcast announcer for 54 (yes fifty-four) years.
It will be hard to ever find someone who has impacted Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the sport of baseball more than Mr. Uecker. Fans were sure to remind everyone of that outside of American Family Insurance Field.
Watch: Brewers Fans Set Up Unbelievable Bob Uecker Memorial Outside American Family Insurance Field (Report)
From the Brewers’ official social media:
MKE 💙’s Ueck #ThankYouUeck pic.twitter.com/eIlRh6miV1
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) January 16, 2025
According to Adam McCavly of MLB.com:
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.
Uecker, the backup catcher turned Hollywood star, and the legendary radio voice of his hometown Brewers for more than five decades, died early Thursday after a private, multiyear battle with cancer. He was 90.
“While this onetime backup catcher was known for his self-deprecating style, Bob Uecker was one of the game’s most beloved figures throughout his 70-year career in baseball,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement.
“In his six years in his hometown of Milwaukee as well as St. Louis, Philadelphia and Atlanta, Bob made lifelong friendships with many Hall of Famers and other stars of the ’60s, and he was a member of the 1964 World Series Champion Cardinals. Near the beginning of his remarkable 54-year run in the Brewers’ radio booth, Bob’s trademark wit became a staple of television and movies.
Even with his considerable success in Hollywood, Bob remained fiercely loyal to baseball and to Milwaukee. He loved the game and used his platform to help numerous charitable causes in his hometown and beyond.
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