| 词条 | Tom Mees |
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| image = Tom Mees.jpg | name = Tom Mees | caption = Tom Mees on the SportsCenter set. | birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1949|10|13}} | | birth_place = Springfield, Pennsylvania | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1996|08|14|1949|10|13}} | death_place = Southington, Connecticut | death_cause = Accidental drowning | resting_place = Chestnut Hill Cemetery East Brunswick, New Jersey | nationality = American | alma_mater = University of Delaware, 1972 | occupation = Sportscaster | salary = | networth = | | website = | footnotes = | |spouse= Michelle Mees |children= 2 daughters }}Thomas E."Tom" Mees (October 13, 1949 – August 14, 1996) 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.[1][2] Early life and careerMees began his career as a student at the University of Delaware in Newark. After graduation in 1972, he became the sports director at WILM-AM radio in Wilmington.[3] Mees returned to Delaware in 1992 when he announced the Blue Hens' America East Championship for ESPN from the field house. After six years in Wilmington and one year at WECA-TV in Tallahassee, Florida, Mees was hired by ESPN as one of their first on-air personalities for the network's launch in 1979 on September 7.[2][3] In 2005, he was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame. ESPNMees 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 an early advocate of NCAA Ice Hockey on ESPN, and helped the growth of the Frozen Four (NCAA Hockey's championship tournament) into its national status today. Other sports Mees called for ESPN included college basketball, college football, and Major League Baseball. He also anchored the network's coverage of the United States Football League in the 1980s. By the 15th anniversary of ESPN, Mees was one of three, along with Chris Berman and Bob Ley, original SportsCenter anchors still with the network.[4] DeathOn August 14, 1996, Mees, who did not know how to swim, drowned in a neighbor's swimming pool in Southington, Connecticut.[5][6] At first, police said Mees had jumped into the pool to save his daughter, Gabrielle. They later retracted that account, saying they did not know how Mees ended up in the water and that Gabrielle had not been in it. He and Michelle, his wife of almost ten years, had two daughters: Lauren, who was eight years old and Gabrielle, who was four.[7][8] References1. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YVxPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cwMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3092%2C5394654 |newspaper=Toledo blade |location=(Ohio) |agency=(New York Daily News) |last=Raissman |first=Bob |title=Mees' fingerprints on ESPN from network's dubious start |date=August 16, 1996 |page=32 }} 2. ^1 {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=21tWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ye8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4906%2C1571459 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Knight-Ridder Newspapers |last=Kern |first=Mike |title=ESPN show set standard |date=December 3, 1988 |page=B3 }} 3. ^1 {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CA9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O1UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7209%2C4285840 |newspaper=Ludington Daily News |location=(Michigan) |agency=Associated Press |title=ESPN sportscaster Mees drowns in pool accident |date=August 15, 1996 |page=12 }} 4. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bLsiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fbUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6504%2C257304 |newspaper=Beaver County Times |location=(Pennsylvania) |agency=wire services |title=ESPN celebrates 15 years |date=September 2, 1994 |page=B2 }} 5. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OABRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6794%2C3881016|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=wire services |title=ESPN announcer dead after swimming accident |date=August 15, 1996 |page=3D}} 6. ^SAD ENDINGS RECENT DEATHS HIT HOME 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://articles.courant.com/1996-08-16/news/9608160435_1_medical-examiner-sports-programming-network-gabrielle |newspaper=Hartford Courant |last=Moreau |first=Carolyn |title=Death of ESPN sportscaster called accidental drowning |date=August 16, 1996 |accessdate=August 10, 2016}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OQBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3171%2C4013784 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Drowning listed as cause of Mees' death |date=August 16, 1996 |page=4C}} External links{{Find a Grave|38208866}}{{ESPN}}{{ESPN National Hockey Night}}{{NHL on ABC}}{{ESPN Major League Baseball}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mees, Tom}} 22 : National Football League announcers|1949 births|1996 deaths|Accidental deaths in Connecticut|American television sports anchors|American television sports announcers|Arena football announcers|College basketball announcers in the United States|College football announcers|Deaths by drowning|Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens basketball|Major League Baseball broadcasters|National Hockey League broadcasters|People from Southington, Connecticut|People from Wilmington, Delaware|Tampa Bay Buccaneers broadcasters|United States Football League announcers|University of Delaware alumni|National Basketball Association broadcasters|College hockey announcers in the United States|People from Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Burials in New Jersey |
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