John Sterling called Yankees games for over three decades before he retired this past year from the broadcast booth — a run that wasn’t surpassed by many, but Bob Uecker was one. “I loved ...
Baseball has seen plenty of characters, but surely the all-time leader in laughs above replacement has to be the unparalleled Bob Uecker. Dubbed “Mr. Baseball” by none other than the King of Late ...
Uecker rose to fame initially in TV commercials for Miller Lite primarily featuring a band of ex big-league athletes, the Miller Lite All-Stars, including John Madden, Tommy Heinsohn, Bubba Smith ...
Uecker was best known as a colorful comedian and broadcaster whose sense of humor and self-deprecating style earned him fame and affection beyond his .200 batting average. Tommy John, Steve Garvey ...
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Bob Uecker parlayed a forgettable baseball career into comedic gold.
The Takedown has an in-character interview with Toni Storm following her Casino Gauntlet Match victory on Dynamite last night. Storm, whose storyline is that she has amnesia and believes she’s a ...
Uecker passed away at age 90 ... He cracked Norm Macdonald up. He, along with John Madden and other sports figures, made light beer an industry unto itself. His legacy will live on in Milwaukee ...
Bob Uecker’s appearance on Johnny Carson were ... showed up in the same Miller Lite commercials as Rodney Dangerfield, John Madden, Dick Butkus, Bubba Smith, George Steinbrenner, Red Auerbach ...
"Bob Uecker is literally the soundtrack of summer," Jessecca Miller said. "The organ revving up, and the 'hello, everybody!'" John Rymaszewski of Brookfield added. The somber day turned into one ...
John Madden was great. We had a blast doing those spots. " It became the inspiration for a statue at American Family Field, where Uecker is perched in a seat literally in the back row of the stadium.
Here’s Norm Macdonald on Letterman talking about the time Uecker wanted to introduce him to John Fogerty.