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Longtime Brewers Announcer Bob Uecker Dies At Age 90

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Longtime Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer and baseball Hall of Famer Bob Uecker passed away Thursday after a brief and private battle with cancer.

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  1. CBS News

    Bob Uecker, longtime Milwaukee Brewers announcer known as "Mr. Baseball," dies at age 90 (opens CBS News)

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    Bob Uecker was the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and honors from the Hall of Fame.

  2. Forbes

    Bob Uecker Dies: The Milwaukee Brewers Announcer And ‘Mr. Belvedere’ Star Was 90 (opens Forbes)

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    Bob Uecker, the iconic Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster who was fondly known as "Mr. Baseball" and morphed into acting in later years, has died.

  3. Rolling Stone

    Bob Uecker, Baseball Broadcaster and 'Major League' Star, Dead at 90 (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Bob Uecker, the Milwaukee Brewers announcer whose humorous banter in the broadcast booth brought him to show business, has died at the age of 90.

  4. New York Times

    Bob Uecker, ‘the light of the Brewers,’ celebrated by friends, family and fans (opens New York Times)

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    "Mr. Baseball," the Milwaukee Brewers’ longtime radio announcer, died Thursday at age 90.

  5. New York Times

    Bob Uecker, Hall of Fame broadcaster and revered baseball personality, dies at 90 (opens New York Times)

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    In a sport he adored, Bob Uecker was "Mr. Baseball." In Milwaukee, he was just "Ueck."

  6. Salon

    "The light of the Brewers": Broadcaster Bob Uecker dies at 90 (opens Salon)

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    The former baseball player called games for the Milwaukee Brewers for more than 50 years.

  7. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Baseball legend and Milwaukee Brewers announcer Bob Uecker dies at 90 (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    Bob Uecker, beloved Milwaukee Brewers announcer and baseball legend, has passed away at 90. Known for his humor and Major League movies role.

  8. Entertainment Weekly

    Bob Uecker, 'Major League' and 'Mr. Belvedere' star and Hall of Fame broadcaster, dies at 90 (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Bob Uecker, who parlayed his stint as an unremarkable MLB catcher into a second act as a Hall of Fame broadcaster and an actor with credits like 'Major League' and 'Mr. Belvedere,' has died at 90.

  9. The Hollywood Reporter

    Bob Uecker, Light-Hitting Catcher Turned Comic Actor and Broadcaster, Dies at 90 (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    Bob Uecker, the Brewers announcer and former catcher who appeared in Major League films, on The Tonight Show and in beer commercials, has died at 90.

  10. Deadline

    Bob Uecker Dies: Longtime MLB Announcer, ‘Mr. Belvedere’ & ‘Major League’ Actor & Pitchman Was 90 (opens Deadline)

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    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.

  11. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Reusse: There’s only one Bob Uecker — forever a baseball funnyman and Milwaukee’s famous ‘cheeser’ (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Longtime Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcaster Bob Uecker died Thursday at age 90, leaving behind a legacy that will not be matched.

  12. Forbes

    Longtime Brewers Announcer Bob Uecker Dies At Age 90 (opens Forbes)

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    Longtime Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer and baseball Hall of Famer Bob Uecker passed away Thursday after a brief and private battle with cancer.

  13. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90 (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    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.

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