Highlights: Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Uecker has worked as the play-by-play radio voice of the Milwaukee Brewers for over 50 years. He was given the nickname of "Mr. Baseball" by Johnny Carson.
One of America’s favorite sportscasters, Bob Uecker has been the radio play-by-play broadcaster for Milwaukee Brewers baseball games since 1971. In additional to Brewers’ games, Uecker also called MLB games for ABC Sports in the 1970’s and 1980s and NBC Sports in the 1990s. Uecker additionally hosted a couple of syndicated tv shows, “Bob Uecker’s War of the Stars” and “Bob Uecker’s Wacky World of Sports”. Uecker was recognized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 when he was the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, which recognized his outstanding broadcast career. He was also five times named the Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscaster and Sportswriters Association and inducted in 2001 into the National Radio Hall of Fame. The Brewers named Uecker a member of the its Ring of Honor in 2009 and unveiled Uecker Monument in 2012 outside Miller Park.
Prior to his broadcast career, Uecker played catcher in the majors from 1962-1967 for the Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves. He was part of the Cardinals’ team that won the 1964 World Series over the New York Yankees. Known for his self-deprecating humor, Uecker made close to 100 appearances on the Tonight Show and was nicknamed “Mr. Baseball” by Johnny Carson. He starred in numerous commercials, including Miller Lite, and appeared in the tv comedy Mr. Belvedere and movie Major League. Uecker is the author of two books, “Catch 222” and “Catcher in the Wry”.
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Watch Bob Uecker speaking to Dan Patrick about himself in an interview on The Dan Patrick Show.
