When he left the Army in 1956, he signed with the Milwaukee Braves. After six years in the minor leagues, he was called up to play catcher for the Braves in 1962. Bob Uecker accepts American ...

Bob Uecker was beloved by audiences worldwide for his broadcasting abilities, humor and acting chops, usually playing himself. He was a regular on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, who dubbed ...

Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at ...

The Uecker family said they're working with the Brewers to hold a public celebration of life event to honor him this summer.

Bob Uecker, a legendary baseball broadcaster for ... Uecker was born and raised in Milwaukee and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1954. He played baseball while he was at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort ...

Bob Uecker's death has prompted all kinds of memories from his baseball, broadcasting and acting career to resurface.

Bob Uecker with Christopher Hewett in a promotional ... After serving in the U.S. Army, he signed in 1956 with the Milwaukee Braves, the parent club, for $3,000 and made it to the majors six ...

Uecker joined the Army in 1954 and became a corporal ... “A new guy would get brought up and maybe nobody knew him … (Bob) had already known his name, he knew something about him and ...

Bob Uecker: 'Mr. Baseball' with Johnny Carson Uecker ... He signed with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 after serving in the Army and made his Major League debut with the club in 1962.