Marcus Theatres is honoring Bob Uecker by bringing ‘Major League’ back to the big screen at various Wisconsin theatres from January 24 through 30. Admission will be $5.40 as a tribute to his 54 years as the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers.
The late Bob Uecker's reach extends well beyond Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts. Let's run down his pop-culture appearances and famous one-liners.
The garish brown-and-yellow sweaters initially were planned only for a commercial, but fans saw them on the ice twice. They're coming back in tribute.
The Milwaukee Admirals announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22 the ways in which the team will honor Brewers broadcaster and Hall of Famer Bob Uecker this season.
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.
Brewers team principal owner Mark Attanasio said there are plans in the works for ways to honor Bob Uecker, including a big celebration in summer.
At his Hall of Fame -induction ceremony in Cooperstown in 2003, Bob Uecker delivered a memorable acceptance speech that in essence was a stand-up comedy act. Forty-four Hall of Fame players on the stage behind him were reduced to tears over Uecker’s self-deprecating humor, and the audience of some 18,000 roared with laughter.
Bob Uecker, who died on Jan. 15, 2025 at age 90, was a former catcher who played for the Braves in Milwaukee and Atlanta, St. Louis Cardinals and the Phillies (1966-67) during a six-year career in the Majors.
As a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, Uecker hit .200 with 14 home runs. As a Brewers catcher in the mid-2000s, Chad Moeller hit .204 with 14 home runs. In Uecker, Moeller said on Thursday, he found a friend who could needle him with sweetness.
Bob Uecker was the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and honors from the Hall of Fame.
As a tribute to Uecker's 54 years as the voice of the Brewers, admission to this special screening will be $5.40.
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