Brewers manager Pat Murphy (l.) celebrates the team’s division title with Bob Uecker (r.) on Sept. 18, 2024. Getty Images “He brought joy to countless listeners through his wit, charisma ...

Aug. 23, the Brewers will be giving away Bob Uecker golf umbrellas with a special plaid design to honor the iconic voice of ...

I played hard.” Bob Uecker with the Milwaukee Braves in 1962. (Bettmann via Getty Images) Born Jan. 26, 1934, in Milwaukee, Uecker grew up on baseball. He lived within walking distance of the ...

As both a player and announcer, Uecker grew into a hometown icon with ... More Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Thanks to his combined announcing and acting career, which included a stint in movies ...

MILWAUKEE, WI - 1980: Broadcaster Bob Uecker of the Milwaukee Brewers in the booth during a game at County Stadium in the 1980s in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images ...

Bob Uecker celebrates after the Brewers won the NL Central Division on Sept. 18, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee. (John Fisher/Getty Images) As news of Uecker’s death spread ...

Unspecified - 1976: Bob Uecker covering the New York Mets vs the St Louis Cardinels, for ABC Sports. (Photo by American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images) The backstory: He played in the MLB ...

Bob Uecker made more than 100 appearances on the "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson. Joseph Del Valle/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Uecker was honored by the Hall of Fame with the ...

By Richard Sandomir Bob Uecker, the clubhouse wit who turned ... Disney General Entertainment Content, via Getty Images When Uecker accepted the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence ...