How Johnny Carson gave Bob Uecker his ‘Mr. Baseball’ nickname
Johnny Carson had no idea. When the late host of “The Tonight Show” first dubbed Bob Uecker — who died Thursday at the age of ...
How Bob Uecker, ‘Mr. Baseball,’ always personified the fun of the game
It must have been a local show, a tape-delayed interview, a game show, something. All I remember is my dad drawing my ...
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He became ‘Mr. Baseball’ but Bob Uecker always stayed true to his Milwaukee roots
He appeared on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” more than 100 times, and it was Carson who gave Uecker the oft-used ...
Remembering Bob Uecker: Man behind the nickname ‘Mr. Baseball’ once played in Boise | Opinion
For those of us who watched, worked or played at Braves Field in the 1950s and early ’60s, Uecker’s passing brought back fond ...
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'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker was an American OG: Humble, hilarious and true to the grind
No, he was simply Ueck, a classic baseball moniker given the culture’s unstoppable commitment to name contraction. Yet he ...
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‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker dies at 90, archishop once said he ‘loved playing the fool’
Bob Uecker, known throughout the United States as “Mr. Baseball” died January 16 at the age of 90. Ten years ago, the ...
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The Great Bob Uecker: Remembering ‘Mr. Baseball’
Bob Uecker parlayed a forgettable baseball career into comedic gold.
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Joining the baseball world in saying goodbye to "Mr. Baseball" Bob Uecker
Whether you know him from his broadcasting work in Major League Baseball, through his appearances back in the day on the ...
‘Mr. Baseball’: Bob Uecker, voice of Milwaukee Brewers, is mourned by the sport’s luminaries
Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at ...
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Reactions to the death of ‘Mr. Baseball,’ longtime Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker
(AP Photo/Steve Megargee) Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer Bob Uecker tips his cap before a baseball game between the ...
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'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90
Carson was the one who dubbed Uecker “Mr. Baseball.” And the name stuck. Even as his celebrity status grew nationwide, Uecker savored the opportunity to continue calling games in his hometown.
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'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker was an American OG: Humble, hilarious and true to the grind
It’s not enough to simply call Bob Uecker an original, "1 of 1" or the last of his kind. Uecker was both the OG and the parody, a man whose friendly voice on the airwaves echoed the folksy ...