Bob Uecker was always up for a good time. Never mind if it would get him in a bit of trouble. The tuba incident from 1964 was just another example. Over 60 years ago, Uecker made headlines not for ...
In a St. Louis Baseball Writers' Association panel discussion in 2014, Uecker said the experience left a lasting impression on him.
The world of sports lost one of the all-time voices with the passing of Bob ... the tuba, but he was standing on the warning track out in front of the leftfield bleachers that famous picture ...
During an appearance on “The Tonight Show” in his broadcasting era, Uecker brought a 1964 Cardinals team picture to show Johnny Carson and explained, “This cost Bob Gibson and I a couple ...
Uecker turned his meager baseball career into humorous fodder covering games on TV and as a commercial pitchman. By Richard Sandomir Bob Uecker ... via Getty Images When Uecker accepted the ...
By Chris Koseluk Bob Uecker ... and teammate Tim McCarver credited Uecker with keeping the club loose (the catcher shagged fly balls with a tuba before Game 2). In his final season of 1967 ...