"Mr. Baseball"

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Bob Uecker became a national celebrity through his work in sports and entertainment. He became known as the Voice of the Brewers after more than four decades as the team's lead play-by-play broadcaster, and he also worked nationally for ABC's Monday Night Baseball, NBC's Game of the Week, the League Championship Series, and the World Series. In 2003, he received the Ford C. Frick Award, securing a permanent place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. As an actor and comedian, he appeared in the television sitcom Mr. Belvedere, made countless guest appearances on The Tonight Show, hosted Saturday Night Live, and played team broadcaster Harry Doyle in Major League and Major League II. He also appeared as a Miller Lite All-Star in commercials for Lite Beer from Miller. Before that, he was a catcher who spent six seasons in the Major Leagues, including a World Championship in 1964, and later wrote Catcher in the Wry about his years with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · United States