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Robert George Uecker (/ ˈ juː k ər / YOO-kər; January 26, 1934 – January 16, 2025) was an American professional baseball catcher and sportscaster who served as the play-by-play announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) for 54 seasons. He was also an occasional television and film actor.
Bob Uecker, the beloved sports figure who parlayed his stint as an unremarkable MLB catcher into a successful second act as a Hall of Fame broadcaster and a comedic actor in films and TV series ...
Uecker, who died Jan. 16 at the age of 90, was a career .200 hitter across six seasons in Major League Baseball. He ultimately embraced his own ineptitude, often mocking himself for his lack of ...
Bob Uecker has died at the age of 90, the Milwaukee Brewers announced on Thursday, Jan. 16. ... He even had an acting career, appearing on the TV series Mr. Belvedere and in the Major League film ...
Major League is a 1989 American sports comedy film produced by Chris Chesser and Irby Smith, written and directed by David S. Ward, that stars Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, James Gammon, Bob Uecker, Rene Russo, Margaret Whitton, Dennis Haysbert, and Corbin Bernsen.
Bob Uecker: MLB career stats, accomplishments. Uecker's playing career often bore the brunt of his jokes. He signed with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 after serving in the Army and made his Major ...
Hall of Fame baseball announcer Bob Uecker, who also had memorable film and TV roles on Mr. Belvedere and in Major League, has died at the age of 90. He had been diagnosed with small cell lung ...
Bob Uecker – "50 Years in Baseball" along with Uecker's name is next to the Brewers retired numbers at American Family Field. Tom Cheek – Toronto Blue Jays; honored with a spot on the Rogers Centre's "Level of Excellence" bearing his name and, in place of a jersey number, 4,306 – his streak of consecutive regular-season broadcasts.