Bob Uecker - Honors

Honors

The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association named Uecker as Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year five times (1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987), and inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2011.

Uecker was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2003, he received the Ford C. Frick Award, bestowed annually by the Baseball Hall of Fame to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball". His humorous and self-deprecating speech was a highlight of the ceremony.

In 2005, Uecker's 50th year in professional baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers placed a number 50 in his honor in their "Ring of Honor", near the retired numbers of Robin Yount and Paul Molitor. Four years later, on May 12, 2009, Uecker's name was also added to the Braves Wall of Honor inside Miller Park.

Bob Uecker was an inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2010, honored for his appearances at Wrestlemania III and Wrestlemania IV.

On August 31, 2012, Uecker was honored when a bronze statue of him was erected outside Miller Park in Milwaukee. He was the fourth person so honored. The others were Hank Aaron, Robin Yount and Bud Selig.