Two of Bob Uecker’s claims to fame — baseball and acting — came together brilliantly in one famous line: “Juuuust a bit outside!” It was the combination of humor and great broadcasting that made him one of America’s great personalities.
"In a way, there is no 'Major League' without Bob Uecker," Director David S. Ward told me in a phone call. The world became a sadder and much less funny place on Thursday when it was announced that Bob Uecker passed away at the age of 90.
Milwaukee fans could listen to Uecker broadcast ... “He made Harry Doyle the character it was," David S. Ward, the movie's director, said Thursday night. "In a way, he was kind of a narrator ...
“Juuuust a bit outside!” Milwaukee fans could listen to Uecker broadcast Brewers games for over a half-century, but he showed off his play-by-play skills — and comedic talent — for more of a national audience when he appeared in the 1989 classic “Major League” as Cleveland announcer Harry Doyle.
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The late Bob Uecker's reach extends well beyond Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts. Let's run down his pop-culture appearances and famous one-liners.
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And then Ward shut it down while his Miami teammates battled on, losing 42-41 to Iowa State. Is it the world’s worst sin? No, of course not. Ward has a right to play or not play. He was the ...
Bob Uecker, who died Jan. 16, was not only a baseball player, but a comedic actor in roles including the movie "Major League."
Major League' was the first acting role ever for Skip Griparis, who played the soft-spoken sidekick to Bob Uecker's memorable Harry Doyle character.
No baseball player has ever done more with less than Uecker. He played in the majors for six years, but he never exactly blossomed into a star. “In 1962, I was named minor league player of the year. It was my second season in the bigs,