Uecker's family says he would be
'incredibly proud' of these World Series-bound Brewers
[October 22, 2026]
By STEVE MEGARGEE
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker would be “incredibly proud” of these
Milwaukee Brewers, the family of the Hall of Fame broadcaster said
Wednesday in a statement released by the team.
The Brewers are making their first World Series appearance since
1982 and less than two years after Uecker died Jan. 16, 2025, at the
age of 90. The Brewers host the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 on Friday.
Uecker broadcast Brewers games for 54 years and continued working
through the 2023 and 2024 seasons while battling small cell lung
cancer.
“Some moments are worth waiting for,” Uecker’s family said.
“Generations of Brewers fans have held hope in their hearts, season
after season, that someday this city would have its chance at
another championship.
"That day has come. And with it, a truth we’ve always known is
finally getting its due: Milwaukee is special. Its people are
special. Our team is special. We are filled with elation and pride,
but also longing. A wish that Bob was here to see it, too.”
Uecker remains as synonymous with the Brewers franchise as anyone
who ever played for the team. There’s a statue honoring him both
outside American Family Field and in the back row of the upper level
behind home plate, a nod to Uecker’s “I must be in the front row”
comment in one of his most famous Miller Lite commercials.
Milwaukee's downtown area has a mural of Uecker that's 80 feet wide
and 100 feet high.
“While we could never speak for him, this is certain: Milwaukee, the
Brewers, and the fans meant everything to Bob,” the family said.
“Wherever we gather — in a packed stadium, a neighborhood bar, or a
living room with the radio turned all the way up — we know he’s
right here cheering alongside us.”
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Cans and bottle of beer, along with other items, adorn the
base of the the Bob Uecker statue in front of American Family Field
following a baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the
Kansas City Royals on Opening Day, March 31, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP
Photo/Kayla Wolf, File)
Uecker’s family thanked the players specifically
and said that “Bob would have been so incredibly proud of what
you’ve accomplished.”
Uecker’s family also offered thanks to Brewers principal owner Mark
Attanasio and manager Pat Murphy. They thanked Brewers fans for how
they’ve “kept Bob’s spirit alive” and the Brewers broadcast team
“for honoring him in ways both big and small” and “for being a part
of our family.”
When the Brewers clinched their World Series berth by making the
final out in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series with the Los
Angeles Dodgers, radio broadcaster Jeff Levering said, “The Brewers
win the pennant! Oh my God, the Brewers win the pennant!” Levering
was paying homage to Uecker, whose Harry Doyle character said, “The
Indians win it! The Indians win it! Oh my God, the Indians win it!”
in the climactic scene of the movie “Major League.”
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