The Phillies were flying to another city in the late 1960s when Bob Uecker, then the team’s seldom-used backup catcher, told the flight attendant he was sick. Uecker, who died Thursday at 90 ...

Bob Uecker, the legendary voice of the Brewers who died Thursday at the age of 90, was battling a previously undisclosed illness.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies were flying to another city in the late 1960s when Bob Uecker, then the team's seldom-used backup catcher, told the flight attendant he was sick. Uecker, who died ...

Bob Uecker, announcer who was the comic bard of baseball, dies at 90 He had a mediocre career as a player, but found fame as a comic actor and Hall of Fame broadcaster.

Uecker, a native of Milwaukee, was not just a former catcher who played six seasons in the majors with the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies.

Bob Uecker waves to the fans as he walks out to mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Milwaukee Brewers playing against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game three of the NLDS ...

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.

Over the next few years, Uecker was traded by several teams and played for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves throughout the 1960s.

Uecker turned his meager baseball career into humorous fodder covering games on TV and as a commercial pitchman. By Richard Sandomir Bob Uecker, the clubhouse wit who turned his tales of ...

The Milwaukee Brewers clinched the NL Central before their game against the Philadelphia Phillies even began. That made it a little easier for the team to wait before popping the champagne to fete ...

Former Major League Baseball player Bob Uecker waves to the fans as he walks out to mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Milwaukee Brewers playing the Philadelphia Phillies ...