Tag: Bob Uecker

Broadcasting Legend Bob Uecker Passes Away at 90

Bob Uecker, the Hall of Fame play-by-play man of the Milwaukee Brewers who was also known as the announcer in the movie “Major League,” for Miller Lite commercials and a starring role in the 1980s sitcom “Mr. Belvedere,” died Thursday at 90, his family announced. “It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of Bob,” the Uecker family statement read....

Hall of Fame Pitcher Phil Niekro Passes Away At Age 81

Baseball lost another Hall of Fame player on December 26, as Phil Niekro has passed at the age of 81. Earlier this year, Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson, Joe Morgan, Whitey Ford, Lou Brock, and Al Kaline all lost their lives. Niekro, who specialized in throwing the knuckleball, pitched for 24 years in the major leagues, 21 of which with the Braves (both Milwaukee and Atlanta). He is honored with a statue...