Bob Uecker was a Milwaukeean through and through ... Uecker grew up watching the minor-league Brewers play at Borchert Field and signed a contract with his hometown Braves in 1956.

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Baseball legend Bob Uecker was down to earth and loved ... Cleaning Inc. He said he never liked to ask Bob for an autograph, so his workers bought him a bat that already ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – People here in our region are remembering Bob Uecker, who died at 90 years old. He signed his first professional contract with his hometown team, The Milwaukee Braves ...

Despite all of the fame and success, Bob Uecker is the same regular guy he ... but I was originally signed as a catcher. I tell a story that I was originally signed as a pitcher.

Bob Uecker was a Milwaukeean through and through ... Uecker grew up watching the minor-league Brewers play at Borchert Field and signed a contract with his hometown Braves in 1956. He famously alluded ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers ... Born and raised in Milwaukee, Uecker signed his first professional contract with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 and reached ...

In 1956, Uecker signed with the Eau Claire Braves for $250 a month and $6 dollars a day for meals. Uecker saying in his book “Catcher in the Wry”, that money was “just enough to keep you from gnawing ...

For the last 54 years, Bob Uecker's voice let Milwaukeeans know ... After graduating in 1956, he became the first local player signed by the hometown Milwaukee Braves, who brought him to the ...

(Gray News/AP) – Milwaukee Brewers icon and baseball Hall-of-Famer Bob Uecker died Thursday, the MLB organization announced ...