“Every time I saw Sandy Koufax after that, I apologized to him,” Ueck often ... “What an example for us to be with every single day. Bob Uecker!” In true Ueck fashion, as he was being doused with bubbly from all angles, he announced with a smile ...
A self-deprecating legend of the broadcasting booth and the cheap seats (‘Must be in the front rowwww!’) dies at age 90
Bob Uecker as a Milwaukee Brave in 1963 ... He has said he was worried his home run off Sandy Koufax might keep Koufax out of the Hall of Fame (it didn't, nor did it keep Gaylord Perry or Ferguson Jenkins out, even though Uecker homered off those guys ...
Uecker left us with so many smiles that I wanted to pay tribute to his amazing baseball life with this collection of fun facts.
Bob Uecker passed away Thursday, January 16. Here are his best quotes from his time as the Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play man.
I had two,” he often joked. “I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.” Get up, get outta here, get a day named after you! Governor declares Sept. 25 ‘Bob Uecker Day’ After his baseball career ...
To refer to Bob Uecker simply as the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers would tell only a fraction of his impact. He was also its heart and soul.
Bob Uecker had an estimated net worth in the millions thanks to a 50-year career as an announcer and stints in movies and TV.
The baseball world lost one of its most iconic stars Thursday morning when the Milwaukee Brewers announced the death of Bob Uecker.
“I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown ... and they think Harry Doyle and figure that’s what Bob Uecker does. I do that sometimes, I do. But when we’ve ...
He has said he was worried his home run off Sandy Koufax might keep Koufax out of ... In many ways I think he's the funniest man I've ever met:' Bob Uecker and Johnny Carson Hirt gave a ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers ... “I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.” Uecker also befriended former Brewers owner and MLB commissioner Bud Selig ...