"Mr. Baseball"
Bob Uecker
| | Voice of the Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball Player and World-Class Entertainer | |
Uecker will forever be known as the "Voice of the Brewers" with over four decades as lead play-by-play broadcaster for the team. Nationally, he also called action for ABC's Monday Night Baseball, NBC's Game of the Week, League Championship Series and World Series.
Uecker was named the recipient of the 2003 Ford C. Frick Award, ensuring him a permanent place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.
As an actor and comedian, Uecker's credits in Hollywood as a celebrity entertainer are just as numerous. They include one of the lead roles in the long-running television sitcom Mr. Belvedere, countless guest appearances on The Tonight Show, and a hosting role on Saturday Night Live.
Uecker also acted in two of the best baseball movies ever - Major League and Major League II - filling the hilarious role of team broadcaster Harry Doyle in both films.
Uecker was also a key participant in one of the most popular ad campaigns of all time, serving as a "Miller Lite All-Star" in popular commercials for Lite Beer from Miller.
A former catcher who spent six seasons in the Major Leagues (including a World Championship in 1964), Uecker authored a book entitled Catcher in the Wry, a humorous look back on the years he spent with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies.
Erected 2012.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Sports.
Location. 43° 1.722′ N, 87° 58.37′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Story Hill. It can be reached from the intersection of Brewers Way. The marker is below the Bob Uecker statue, which is located near the main entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Brewers Way, Milwaukee WI 53214, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Robin Yount (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Aaron (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of the 1901 Milwaukee Brewers of the American League
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2019, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 605 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 20, 2019, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
