Sports Heroes Who Served: World Series Champion Was Also a Soldier
October 12, 2024
October 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
Bob Uecker, actor, philanthropist, radio announcer and baseball star enlisted in the Army in 1954, attaining the rank of corporal.
He played Army baseball at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and then played baseball at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where he teamed with shortstop and future St. Louis Cardinals teammate Dick Groat.
After his Army service in 1956 Uecker signed with the Mil . . .
Bob Uecker, actor, philanthropist, radio announcer and baseball star enlisted in the Army in 1954, attaining the rank of corporal.
He played Army baseball at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and then played baseball at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where he teamed with shortstop and future St. Louis Cardinals teammate Dick Groat.
After his Army service in 1956 Uecker signed with the Mil . . .