Most will remember Bob Eucker as longtime voice of the Milwaukee Brewers. I will remember him for his appearances on Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
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Major League' was the first acting role ever for Skip Griparis, who played the soft-spoken sidekick to Bob Uecker's memorable Harry Doyle character.
Brewers team principal owner Mark Attanasio said there are plans in the works for ways to honor Bob Uecker, including a big celebration in summer.
Celebrate the life and legend of Bob Uecker with this new commemorative book from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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
Legendary Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play announcer Bob Uecker died at the age of 90 on Thursday, and the tributes to his iconic career have already come pouring in. Everyone from the Brewers to Major League Baseball to J.
As a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, Uecker hit .200 with 14 home runs. As a Brewers catcher in the mid-2000s, Chad Moeller hit .204 with 14 home runs. In Uecker, Moeller said on Thursday, he found a friend who could needle him with sweetness.
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Bob Uecker was known for many things, from those famous beer commercials where he just knew he was headed “to the front row,’’ guest spots with Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show,” and as the scene-stealing Harry Doyle in the “Major League” movies.
The beloved voice of the Milwaukee Brewers starred in 'Mr. Belvedere' and 'Major League,' and was delightfully self-deprecating on 'The Tonight Show' and in beer ads.
Not sure if we’ve eulogized Uecker in the proper, broadest light and brightest light. He was a national treasure, first and foremost, as a cherished deadpan comedian, up there with Bob Newhart’s downbeat deliveries and Buster Keaton’s blank face.