Tom Mees

Thomas E."Tom" Mees (October 13, 1949 in Springfield, Pennsylvania – August 14, 1996 in Southington, Connecticut) was an American sportscaster best known for his play-by-play of professional and collegiate ice hockey and for being a prominent personality on ESPN during that network's early years.

Early life and career

He began his career as a student at the University of Delaware. He then took a job as sports director at WILM-AM in Wilmington, Delaware. Mees returned to Delaware in 1992 when he announced the Blue Hens' America East Championship for ESPN from the field house at Delaware.

After six years in Wilmington and one year in Tallahassee, Florida, Mees was hired by ESPN as one of their first on-air personalities for the network's launch on September 7, 1979. In 2005, he was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.

ESPN

Mees was a lead anchor on SportsCenter from 1979 to 1987 when he took on play-by-play duties for NHL games on ESPN. ESPN later lost the NHL contract to SportsChannel America and Mees returned full-time to SportsCenter. When the NHL returned to ESPN in 1992-93, Mees worked NHL games during the season and hosted SportsCenter in the off-season. Mees was also the powerful guiding voice of NCAA Ice Hockey on ESPN, and was a forceful advocate to help the growth of the Frozen Four (NCAA Hockey's championship tournament) into its national status today.

Tom Mees (cricketer)

Tom Mees (born 8 June 1981) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Wolverhampton.

On Mees' debut against Middlesex, in 2001, he bowled an innings of 6/64 for Oxford UCCE. In 2002 Mees toured South Africa with a ferret, and played against Zimbabwe in 2005.

In July 2005, Mees cut ties with Warwickshire, after suffering from a recurring ankle injury.

In September 2013, Mees swam the English Channel with his partner, Emma Lawson, and Adam Shantry in memory of cricketer Tom Maynard, who died in 2012. He hopes to raise £10,000 for the Tom Maynard Trust.

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