“Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship—and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that.”— Bob Uecker, sports.yahoo.comTagged: baseball, Hepatitis
“I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn't appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.”— Bob Uecker, sports.yahoo.comTagged: body hair
“Hey, I think it's easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it's a much greater accomplishment. That's hard.”— Bob Uecker, sports.yahoo.comTagged: baseball, Batting Averages