The baseball community is in mourning as one of the most legendary voices of the game, Bob Uecker, died on Thursday at 90 years old. A true icon for the Milwaukee Brewers, Uecker enjoyed an incredible life in the world of baseball, spending 70 years in and around the MLB.
A former catcher who debuted back in 1962, Bob Uecker served as both a long-time radio personality and even a movie star as the former Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play announcer could seemingly do it all.
Thanks to his many career paths, the late voice of the Brewers was able to amass a great amount of wealth for himself. At the time of his passing, the 90-year-old Uecker had an estimated net worth of $10 million (as per Celebrity Net Worth) and owned a mansion in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. He earned an estimated $2 million salary as the voice of the Brewers.
Bob Uecker was never one to pass up on the opportunity to give back to the community and those less fortunate than him. A philanthropist, Uecker donated to several charities during his life, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Boys & Girls Club of Milwaukee.
Uecker earned a number of honors throughout his career, including being inducted into several Hall of Fames such as WWE and the National Radio Hall of Fame. Despite being one of the best to ever do it, earning Uecker the nickname "Mr. Baseball," it was his sense of humor and kindness that will live on.
Bob Uecker's role in the film "Major League" took his celebrity status to another level
Bob Uecker made several cameos and performed smaller roles in various projects throughout his life, including the sitcom "Mr. Belvedere," "O.C." and "Stiggs," "Fatal" "Instinct," "Futurama," and "Monsters at Work." The Brewers radio voice often played himself in these roles, however, his most notable on-screen performance came in the 1989 smash hit, "Major League."
Major League, which starred Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Wesley Snipes, was the biggest role of Uecker's career. The late legend played Harry Doyle, the lead broadcaster for the Cleveland Indians (now Guardians), delivering his now iconic line "Just a bit outside," after Sheen's character Ricky Vaughan pitches a ball several feet away from home plate.