The Brewers manager reflected to the Journal Sentinel on the final season and then the passing of one of his closest friends.
Bob Uecker, the legendary voice of the Brewers who died Thursday at the age of 90, was battling a previously undisclosed illness.
A cause of death has been revealed for legendary MLB broadcaster Bob Uecker after he passes away at the age of 90.
Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play broadcaster Jeff Levering first shared a booth with Bob Uecker in 2015. The first 10 years of his major league career overlapped with the last of Uecker's 54. Baseball's last crossover celebrity broadcaster died Thursday at age 90.
Bob Uecker "never took himself seriously" and that is what endeared him to Brewers fans and made him a Milwaukee treasure.
With Bob Uecker's passing at the age of 90, the Milwaukee Brewers' 2024 wild-card playoff loss represented an end of era.
Bob Uecker's death has prompted all kinds of memories from his baseball, broadcasting and acting career to resurface.
Jeff Levering, the Swiss Army knife of the Brewers’ broadcast team who bounces between radio and television depending on the need, has a voicemail from Bob Uecker which he will treasure forever. It is short and sweet.
Bob Uecker was a famously mediocre Major League hitter who discovered that he was much more comfortable at a microphone than home plate. And that was just the start of a second career in entertainment that reached far beyond the ballpark.
Uecker was best known as a colorful comedian and broadcaster who earned his nickname during one of his numerous appearances on Johnny Carson’s late night show.
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