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Bob Uecker, legendary announcer and former Phillies catcher, dies at 90

Bob Uecker, the legendary longtime play-by-play voice of the Milwaukee Brewers and a former major-league catcher who played two years with the Philadelphia Phillies, died on Thursday, the Brewers announced. The 2003 Ford C. Frick Award winner was 90 years old.

“Saying goodbye to Bob shakes us all,” the Brewers said in a statement. “He was so much more than a Milwaukee Brewers icon. He was a national treasure. Bob entertained us with his words and storytelling, so it is no surprise that his passing now leaves us at a loss for our own words.”

Uecker, a Milwaukee native, spent 54 years calling Brewers games as he became a nationally recognized figure, but he began his run in professional baseball with his hometown Braves.