Remembering Bob Uecker’s time in Eau Claire
In 1956, Uecker signed with the Eau Claire Braves for $250 a month and $6 dollars a day for meals. Uecker saying in his book “Catcher in the Wry”, that money was “just enough to keep you from gnawing ...
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Bob Uecker, legendary baseball broadcaster, dead at 90
Bob Uecker, a legendary baseball broadcaster for ... Health issues ultimately forced him to cut back on games in 2014. He famously signed his first contract with the Brewers’ organization ...
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‘Mr. Baseball’: Bob Uecker, voice of Milwaukee Brewers, is mourned by the sport’s luminaries
After his military career, Uecker signed with the Milwaukee Braves and ... “A new guy would get brought up and maybe nobody knew him … (Bob) had already known his name, he knew something ...
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Longtime Brewers Announcer Bob Uecker Dies At Age 90
For the last 54 years, Bob Uecker's voice let Milwaukeeans know ... After graduating in 1956, he became the first local player signed by the hometown Milwaukee Braves, who brought him to the ...