Robert Buck (May 25, 1938–January 22, 1996) was an American sportscaster and sports director. He was the younger brother of St. Louis Cardinals radio broadcaster

Jack Buck John Francis "Jack" Buck (August 21, 1924 – June 18, 2002) was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. Louis Cardinals. His play-by-play work earned him recognition from numerous hal ...

and was the uncle of national television sportscaster

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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/

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-TV from 1972 to1979St. Louis Sports Online #55 (1.30.96)
/ref> and also served as a sports reporter at the station from 1976 to 1982.

From 1985 to 1996, Buck was Sports Director for WIKY AM/FM radio in

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

University of Evansville The University of Evansville (UE) is a private university in Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College. The university operates a satellite center, Harlaxton College, in Grantham, England. UE offers more than 80 differ ...

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

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