Bob Uecker

• Milwaukee Braves (1962-1963)
• St. Louis Cardinals (1964-1965)
• Philadelphia Phillies (1966-1967)
• Atlanta Braves (1967 )

Robert George "Bob" Uecker ( born January 26, 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American sportscaster, actor and former major league professional baseball.

Life

Uecker was raised in Milwaukee and signed his first professional contract in 1956 with the Milwaukee Braves. His first game in the MLB he had in 1962., He moved to the St. Louis Cardinals with whom he won the championship in 1964. About the Philadelphia Phillies, he returned to the Braves, who had meanwhile become the Atlanta Braves, in which he and his pro career ended in 1967. 1971 Uecker began as a radio reporter the games of the Milwaukee Brewers to comment, then he also became a television reporter for the ABC. In the 1990s he moved to NBC.

Due to its high level of awareness among the population and its dynamism Uecker was a frequent guest on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, where he arrived on 64 appearances in total. As an actor, he had a starring role in the produced in 116 episodes between 1985 and 1990 sitcom Mr. Belvedere. He also played, among others, in the feature films of the Indians - of - Cleveland series and had cameo appearances in Who 's the Boss? and Futurama. He was also the end of the 1980s working as a ring announcer at two WrestleMania events for World Wrestling Entertainment.

Uecker released an autobiography under the name Catcher in the Wry and the baseball nonfiction Catch 222

Awards

• 2001: inclusion in the Radio Hall of Fame
• 2003: Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame
• 2010: WWE Hall of Fame

Filmography ( excerpt)