Major League Baseball lost one of its leading voices on Thursday when Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play announcer Bob Uecker passed away at the age of 90.
There were many layers to Uecker, but they all centered around baseball. Here are five ways he endeared himself to Americans.
Broadcaster
Like Vin Scully, Uecker was gifted with a way to explain the game to someone who wasn’t able to watch. For 54 years, summers in Wisconsin often centered around Uecker bringing you the latest exploits of generations of Brewers from Robin Yount to Christian Yelich.