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Tom Mees
Thomas E. Mees (b.
October 13, 1949, d. August 14, 1996 at Southington,
Connecticut, USA)
Tom Mees was an American sports broadcaster specializing in ice
hockey. 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.
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, 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
tounrnament) into its national status today.
By the 15th anniversary of ESPN, Mees was just one of three,
along with Chris Berman and Bob Ley, original SportsCenter
anchors still with the network.
It was assumed that Mees would be with the network for many more
anniversaries but on August 14, 1996, Mees, who was unable to
swim, drowned while attempting to save his 4-year-old daughter,
Gabrielle, who had fallen into a swimming pool. Gabrielle
survived but efforts to save her 46-year-old father were
unsuccessful.
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