Bob Uecker was entertaining in everything he did. On the microphone calling Milwaukee Brewers games, in movies and ...
He was the backstage interviewer for Wrestlemania IV at the Atlantic City Convention Hall. Along came the 520-pound Andre the Giant. While Andre was dishing out trash talk to his opponent ...
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One year later, Uecker returned for WrestleMania IV in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he proved himself to be a triple threat, working as a commentator and backstage interviewer, in addition to ...
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A year later at Wrestlemania IV, Andre the Giant choked out Uecker for mouthing off to him during a backstage interview and produced an image still replayed now. Uecker's broadcasting career began ...
"How about getting your foot off my shoulder?" – Uecker to Andre the Giant at WrestleMania IV Outside of baseball, Uecker made a few appearances as a ringside announcer for WWF (now WWE).
In WWE, Uecker played a celebrity role at both WrestleMania III and WrestleMania IV, including serving as the guest ring announcer for one of the most famous pro wrestling matches of all time.
He also made appearances for WWE at WrestleMania III and WrestleMania IV. In one segment, Andre the Giant choked Uecker. Uecker shared four children with his first wife. Two are still alive.
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.
He was part of the broadcast for WrestleMania IV and the clip of him being "choked" by André the Giant circulated for years afterward in WrestleMania retrospectives. "When you spend a lot of time ...