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Beer In Ads #1447: Great Ballplayers Drink Lite

January 26, 2015 By Jay Brooks


Monday’s ad is Miller Lite, from 1982. Today is also the birthday of Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker, who arguably was at least partially responsible for the success of lower-calorie diet beers with his wildly successful ads for the beer in the 1980s. It was a marvel of modern advertising and I’m still amazed to this day that it worked in convincing people to drink an even more watered-down version of the macro lagers of the day. But Uecker was certainly great in the ads, and I loved him in the “Major League” movies, too.

Miller-Lite-1982-bob-uecker

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Light Beer, Miller Brewing



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