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Bob Uecker

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Subject(s): Bob Uecker
Sport: Baseball

Location: Milwaukee Brewers, Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI
Unveiled: 25/4/2014
Sculptor: Brian Maughan
Material: Bronze
Status: In Situ

Inscription(s):
Plaque: BOB UECKER WAS CAST IN A KEY ROLE IN ONE OF TELEVISION'S LONGEST-RUNNING AND MOST POPULAR AD CAMPAIGNS, THE MILLER LITE ALL STARS, AND ONE SPORT CREATED IN 1984 HAS BECOME ICONIC FOR THE BREWERS LEGEND. AFTER SETTLING IN A PRIME SEAT, UECKER IS PULLED AWAY BY A GRUFF USHER. LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, UECKER UTTERS WHAT HAS BECOME ONE OF ADVERTISING'S MOST FAMOUS LINES, "I MUST BE IN THE FRONT ROW..." WHEN WE NEXT SEE BOB HE IS LOCATED IN HIS NEW SEAT AT THE VERY TOP OF THE STADIUM'S UPPER DECK. THIS STATUE CAPTURES "UECK" FROM A SIMILAR PERCH, ENJOYING A BREWERS GAME FROM ONE OF THE BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE. DEDICATED APRIL 25, 2014.

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