Robert “Bob” Buck was an American sportscaster and sports director. He was the younger brother of late St. Louis Cardinals radio broadcaster Jack Buck

Jack Buck

John Francis "Jack" Buck was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. Louis Cardinals. Buck received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987, and is honored with a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame...

, and was the uncle of national television sportscaster Joe Buck

Joe Buck

Joseph Francis "Joe" Buck is an American sportscaster and the son of legendary sportscaster Jack Buck. He has won numerous Sports Emmy Awards for his play-by-play work with Fox Sports.-Education:...

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Early in his career Buck was a sportscaster for NBC Radio. He moved to St. Louis, becoming Sports Director for KMOX/KMOV

KMOV

KMOV, virtual channel 4, is the CBS-affiliated television station in St. Louis, Missouri. KMOV is owned by the Dallas-based Belo Corporation, with its studio and office facilities in St...

-TV from 1972–1979, and also served as a sports reporter at the station from 1976-1982.

From 1985-1996, Buck was Sports Director for WIKY

WIKY

WIKY-FM 104.1 FM is a full service/Adult Contemporary music radio station serving the Evansville, Indiana radio market. The call letters WIKY first debuted in 1948, when John A. Engelbrecht gained the FCC license for 820 AM. WIKY signed on August 4, 1948...

 AM/FM radio in Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

, where he also provided play-by-play coverage of University of Evansville

University of Evansville

The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...

basketball, football, soccer, and baseball.

Bob Buck had one daughter (Colleen) and three grandchildren (Robert, Jerry, and Natalie).