Sportscaster Bob Uecker is seen during an interview on "The Tonight Show" with host Johnny Carson on Nov. 16, 1983. Ron Tom/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images ...

Bob Uecker, who transformed his futility as a baseball player into a successful second career as a baseball broadcaster, ...

Bob Uecker on "Mr. Belvedere" in 1989. ABC Photo Archives Uecker's wry, self-effacing wit was on full display in a famed Miller Lite beer commercial in 1984 as he took a seat downstairs at a ...

Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at the age of 90, following a "private battle with small cell lung cancer ...

Bob Uecker in 1977. He worked as an analyst for ABC Sports for six years, but as a sportscaster he was best known for his long tenure with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Former player and sportscaster Bob Uecker gestures after throwing out the opening pitch before the Game 1 of the MLB National League Division Series between Milwaukee Brewers ...

Bob Uecker died at 90. The Baseball Hall of Famer spent 54 years as a Milwaukee Brewers announcer and starred in 'Mr. Belvedere,' 'Major League' and beer ads.

Bob Uecker wasn't an announcer. He was an aspiration, proof you could thrive in an industry even if you fail at first. He was a bull rider, tilting and shifting as his dream bucked underneath him ...

A Chippewa Falls man is honoring former Milwaukee Brewers announcer Bob Uecker with a unique art tribute this summer.

MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, who parlayed a forgettable playing career into a punch line for movie and TV appearances as “Mr. Baseball” and a Hall of Fame broadcasting tenure, has died. He was 90.

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.