Legendary Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer Bob Uecker passed away on Thursday. People immediately started posting tributes and sharing their favorite Uecker stories and it quickly became apparent just how high his approval rating was amongst sports fans.

He found his niche in the announcer booth and as a comedian. Ueucker earned the nickname “Mr. Baseball” by Johnny Carson whose “Tonight Show” Ueucker appeared on more than 100 times.

Actor, Dies at 90 By Bill Trott (Reuters) - Bob Uecker, whose self-deprecating wit helped him parlay a mediocre baseball career into stardom as a broadcaster, actor and pitchman for beer from his hometown of Milwaukee,

Following his own MLB career, Uecker spent 54 seasons as the play-by-play announcer for the Brewers. In that time Uecker became one of the most famous voices in baseball history,