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The highlight of my baseball career came in Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium when I saw a fan fall out of the upper deck. When he got up and walked away, the crowd booed.

Bob Uecker

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Bob Uecker
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: January 26
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I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.
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