By Chris Koseluk Bob Uecker, who parlayed six laughable seasons as a light-hitting catcher into a second career in comedy highlighted by hilarious turns in the Major League movies, on The Tonight ...

A native of Wisconsin, born and raised in Milwaukee, Uecker turned a middling, five-year stint as an MLB catcher during the 1960s into a broadcasting career that spanned six decades, made him a ...

Great man that will be missed," former Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy wrote on ... MILWAUKEE, WI - 1980: Broadcaster Bob Uecker of the Milwaukee Brewers in the booth during a game at County ...

After 54 years of calling games in Milwaukee, Uecker’s voice is synonymous with Brewers baseball, but his celebrity and popularity transcend those Midwest roots.

It wasn't Bob Uecker's six seasons playing catcher that earned him a spot in Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame, the nickname "Mr. Baseball" or his frequent film and television roles.

The former backup catcher, whose ability to laugh at himself made him a beloved radio announcer and launched a successful acting career, died Thursday.

The career backup catcher was sent down to the minors in ... In many ways I think he's the funniest man I've ever met:' Bob Uecker and Johnny Carson Hirt gave a recommendation to celebrated ...

Bob Uecker, who transformed his futility as a baseball ... Mr. Uecker spent six years in the major leagues as a backup catcher and first-string clubhouse comedian. Among a long list of baseball ...

Great man that will be missed," former Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy wrote on ... "I am heartbroken with the loss of my dear lifelong friend, Bob Uecker," said Bud Selig, the longtime Milwaukee ...

Former Milwaukee Braves catcher and current Brewers announcer Bob Uecker shown at work in the Milwaukee County Stadium broadcast booth. The Braves released Uecker in 1968, and the organization ...

For a backup catcher with limited physical talent, Bob Uecker enjoyed a larger-than-life career in baseball and beyond – due, in large part, to an uncanny ability to laugh at himself.