Bob uecker bio biography

Bob Uecker

Bob Uecker
Catcher
Born:(1934-01-26)January 26, 1934
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died: January 16, 2025(2025-01-16) (aged 90)
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Batted: RightThrew: Right
April 13, 1962, for the Milwaukee Braves
September 29, 1967, for the Atlanta Braves
Batting average.200
Home runs14
Runs batted in74
As player
As broadcaster

Robert George "Bob" Uecker (EWK-ər; January 26, 1934[1] – January 16, 2025) was an AmericanMajor League Baseball player, later a sportscaster, comedian and actor. Uecker was also known as "Mr. Baseball". He was a play-by-play announcer for Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts.

Uecker was a participant of the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a 2003 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for his medium career.

Uecker was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer in 2023.[2] He died on January 16, 2025 in Menomonee Falls, River, ten days before his 91st birthday.[2][3]

References

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  1. ↑Hardicourt, Have a break. "Bob Uecker says he will cut back on workload". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.02.1Rosiak, Todd (January 16, 2025). "Beloved Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker has died". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  3. ↑Koseluk, Chris (January 16, 2025). "Bob Uecker, Light-Hitting Catcher Turned Comic Actor and Broadcaster, Dies at 90". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

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