To the world, Bob Uecker was the voice of the Brewers, a Baseball Hall of Famer, an entertainer, an icon. To Christian Yelich, he was a best friend.

A true baseball lifer, Uecker was described as "one of a kind" by everyone who spoke about him. A former player, Uecker was a Hall of Fame broadcaster who called Brewers games for

On Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers announced that Bob Uecker, the longtime voice of the team, had died at age 90. Uecker, a baseball player-turned-broadcaster-turned-pop culture icon, had a sense of humor that made him a household name outside of the Brewers fandom.

But there was one place in particular where Uecker could truly be himself. “In the clubhouse, he was just Bob,” Yelich said. To see Uecker in the clubhouse was to see him at his most relaxed.

Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at the age of 90.

but the Miller beer which Uecker famously promoted in television advertisements while becoming a household name. “Some of the legends of the game were Bob’s friends,” said Brewers star Christian Yelich. “They would go out on the town pre-social ...

To the world, Bob Uecker was the voice of the Brewers, a Baseball Hall of Famer, an entertainer, an icon. To Christian Yelich, he was a best friend. Yelich lost that dear friend Thursday.

The players inside the Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse always said that Bob Uecker was one of the boys ... Brandon Woodruff and Christian Yelich – gathered to tell tales and honor the memory ...

As a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, Uecker hit .200 with 14 home runs. As a Brewers catcher in the mid-2000s, Chad Moeller hit .204 with 14 home runs. In Uecker, Moeller said on Thursday, he found a friend who could needle him with sweetness.

The Uecker family sent out a statement of gratitude for the outpouring of support they have received in the past week since the broadcaster's death.

SHOTS BEFORE GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL. LEGENDARY BREWERS BROADCASTER BOB UECKER WAS LAID TO REST TODAY. HIS FAMILY HELD A PRIVATE MEMORIAL AND BURIAL. THEY’RE WORKING WITH THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS ...

Bob Uecker's family held a family memorial and burial for the Hall of Fame Brewers announcer on Jan. 24. The family "greatly appreciated the ability to mourn privately." The family also had a ...