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	Tom Mees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tom Mees was an American sports broadcaster specializing in ice hockey.
		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.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Mees (228 words)

	Tom Mees -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Tom Mees was an American sports broadcaster specializing in (A game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks) ice hockey.
		Mees was a lead anchor on (Click link for more info and facts about Sportscenter) Sportscenter from 1979 to 1987 when he took on play-by-play duties for (Click link for more info and facts about NHL) NHL games on ESPN.
		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 one of his daughters who had fallen into a swimming pool.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/T/To/Tom_Mees.htm (349 words)

	"Article, Sep. 1996 - Mees and Me"
		Tom Mees, one of the original members of ESPN, died in a drowning accident.
		Mees was a throwback to when reporters and play-by- play announcers existed to cover the game, not to overshadow it.
		Tom Mees gave me one of my first experiences with sports, and he inspired me to pursue my interest in them.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/moment/v0/091196/tommees.html (359 words)

	ESPN's Tom Mees dies in accident (1996) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Mees, 46, is survived by his wife, Michelle, and two daughters, Lauren and Gabrielle.
		Mees became sports director in 1978 at WECA-TV in Tallahassee, Fla., and following year, he was named SportsCenter anchor at ESPN's inception.
		Mees returned to the University of Delaware several times to emcee the Blue Hen Hoop Club banquet, and he handled the commentary on ESPN for Delaware's North Atlantic Conference men's basketball championship game victory over Drexel University in 1992.
	www.udel.edu /PR/Messenger/97/1/5.html (93 words)

	MSNsportsNET -- West Virginia University Mountaineers
		Mees was sports anchor at a Tallahassee, Fla., TV station that also was doing some play by play work for replayed FSW football games.
		Tom was interested in getting more involved in play by play and Parsons suggested that Mees send a tape to the new sports network in Bristol, Conn., that was planning to do a television replay of the Florida State-Arizona State game played in Orlando, Fla.
		Mees took Parsonsâ advice and instead of getting the play by play job, he was hired to join George Grande, Bob Ley and Chris Berman as one of the first four SportsCenter anchors.
	www.msnsportsnet.com /page.cfm?story=6921&cat=exclusives (2817 words)

	Alumni Profile; Life behind the mike (Win 92) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He has been with ESPN since its beginning in 1979, and during that time has also reported from the World Series, hosted This Week in the NHL, covered playoffs in hockey, basketball and football and established friendships with some of the leading figures in sports.
		In fact, the school had no station when Tom Mees arrived in early 1968.
		Mees learned a lot at WHEN in Newark, and he put the experience to good use right out of college.
	www.udel.edu /PR/Messenger/92/2/6.html (627 words)

	realnews.ca - Tom Mees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		ESPN's Tom Mees dies in accident Tom Mees, Delaware '72, who began a successful sports broadcasting career by providing radio play-by-play for Blue
		Edgbaston - The Bears - Team - Tom Mees
		Haber Wayne Hagin Craig Kilborn Lee Leonard Kevin Lynn Sal Marchiano Alan Massengale Tom McDonald Tom Mees Gary Miller Anne Montgomery...
	www.realnews.ca /Tom-Mees/reference/fullview/wikipedia/953881 (252 words)

	icBirmingham - Seam attack to fire Bears (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The likes of Nick Warren and Tom Mees are knocking on the First XI door after some good work-outs under Inverarity's watchful eye in Perth in the last few weeks.
		The three overseas-born players, who shared 75 championship wickets last summer, are inked in to lead the attack when the title defence begins against Gla-morgan on April 13.
		I had a net with Tom Mees, Nick Warren and Adam Chantry last night and they were looking good."
	icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk /0200sport/cricnews/tm_objectid=15252833&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=seam-attack-to-fire-bears-name_page.html (384 words)

	Boomer never gets old - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Bob Ley and the late Tom Mees were two other anchors hired in the start-up of ESPN.
		There is perhaps even more of a personal feeling for Mees, who died in a drowning accident in August 1996.
		Berman delivered the eulogy at Mees’ funeral, and to this day, he carries a picture of Mees in his wallet.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/s_194633.html (815 words)

	BBC SPORT \| COUNTIES \| Hutton records season's first century
		Hutton, whose father Richard also played Test cricket, came to the wicket with Middlesex struggling on 15 for three and reached the mark from 142 balls with 17 fours.
		Earlier Mees, a 19-year-old fast bowler from Wolverhampton, gave John Emburey an uneasy start to his new role as Middlesex coach.
		Mees took three early wickets on the way to a six-wicket return on his first-class debut.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/cricket/counties/1279821.stm (400 words)

	The Wyman Weekly #20
		Wyman condolences go out to the family of the late Tom Mees.
		Tom was a play-by-play announcer on ESPN and I heard him do a ton of NCAA semifinal and final hockey games over the years.
		Dave Remund got me to be a Tom Mees fan and it said a lot about Tom’s abilities that Remund didn’t feel the need to exaggerate them.
	www.readexiled.com /wyman/wyman20.htm (844 words)

	SOHH.com Global Forum - ((( The Best Damn Sports Show Period vs. Sportscenter.. )))
		They mix the sports w/ personality (which is unheard of on ESPN outside of Stuwart Scott) and overall have a more entertaining show..
		Tom Arnold is funny as **, the guests are almost always dope, the skits are great, and it's always classic when John Salley tries to talk about his pro days and always gets "reminded" by Tom** or Jon Kruk that he was a perenial benchwarmer..
		The skits ain't funny, tom arnold is not funny, chris rose it too straight to be on that show with stupid a@@ tom arnold.
	www.sohh.com /forums/showthread.php?t=224039 (580 words)

	NHL'S TROUBLES COULD PUT ADMIRALS ON TV
		Moreover, Cullen says he's had similar discussions with sportscaster Tom Mees of ESPN.
		Mees has worked for Cullen in recent years, doing play-by-play of Admirals games on local television.
		He said Mees discussed the possibility of broadcasting East Coast Hockey League games at an ESPN meeting this week.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp940930/09300657.htm (692 words)

	joe delaney and tom mees went fishing... ~ at runboard.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Re: joe delaney and tom mees went fishing...
		Tom Mees, Delaware '72, who began a successful sports broadcasting
		Guess they were too busy scheduling underwater basket-weaving for dollars, semi-nude midget oil wrestling and shoving bowling balls up your rectum for a date with Martina Navratilova, the Arnold Swartzenegger of women's tennis.
	com4.runboard.com /bchrisvernonsforum.fmainchat.t144 (361 words)

	SportsCenter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Tom Jackson and everybody thinks Berman is funny the thing is his fat no talent a$$ IS NOT.He is waaayyyy toooo busy thinking of some unfunny nick name for some crappy player.
		All the negatives aside, I do want to give it out for the late great Tom Mees, who's drowning several years ago is the real moment this network jumped the shark.
		Uncle Tom Jackson, you should be ashamed of yourself for sitting silently by.
	www.jumptheshark.com /s/sportscenter.htm (19174 words)

	ABC Sports - Chris Berman - Pre-game, halftime, post-game host (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Berman has worked alongside Tom Jackson for all but one of those years, first teaming in 1987, when ESPN first acquired the rights to carry the NFL.
		Every Sunday night in the fall he hosts the critically acclaimed NFL PrimeTime, which is annually cable televisions highest rated studio show.
		Although his assignments have changed, he always returns to host a few "just to keep DiMaggio's hitting streak alive." He established his craft working the overnight shift during ESPN's first four years, often teaming with his good friend, the late Tom Mees.
	espn.go.com /abcsports/bios/s/chrisberman.html (1395 words)

	SPORTSbyBROOKS Forum - Favorite ESPN anchor, combo? (and other tidbits)
		I'm an ESPN ol' skooler so I go with Berman and Tom Mees.
		Check out this story I just posted on ESPN SportsCenter for more tidbits.
		Tom Mees, he died in some weird pool accident at his house, right?
	sportsbybrooks.com /forums/showthread.php?t=1185 (454 words)

	SLAM! Sports Stats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Professional athletes and people close to Mees originated the idea for the event and ESPN SportsZone was identified as the best medium to conduct a large-scale auction where fans could bid on a continual basis.
		All proceeds will go to the Fund, which benefits the children of Mees, a veteran ESPN on-air personality who passed away last summer by drowning.
		Fans can view and bid on items by visiting ESPN SportsZone (espn.com), with the bidding commencing on June 16 and concluding at 9:00 p.m.
	www.canoe.ca /StatsGEN/BC-GEN-LGNS-MEESAUCTN-R.html (168 words)

	Redmond pulls no punches, new partner Goldberg learns
		Goldberg, married since July, moved to Chicago six years ago to join SportsChannel Chicago, for whom he did college hockey, football and hoops play-by-play, some studio work and sideline reporting during Bulls telecasts.
		Even before ESPN's lead hockey voice, Tom Mees, drowned in a neighbor's pool Aug.14, Goldberg was looking elsewhere.
		"Even before the tragedy with Tom Mees, even before they hired Dave Strader, (wife) Kim and I looked at other opportunities in the NBA and NHL.
	www.freep.com /sports/wings97/wings96.11.htm (856 words)

	The CHUD.COM Message Boards - Sportscenter is almost unwatchable these days.
		I still love all of ESPN's nfl programming though...jaws, merril hodges, steve young, tom jackson, and of course the man, the myth, the legend Chris Berman.
		He should have been the one to drown in that pool, not Tom Mees.
		The thing is, I loved the tandem of Olbermann and Patrick on Sunday nights, if for no other reason than they were different from the rest of the crew at the time (Tom Mees, Robin Roberts, Bob Ley, Charley Steiner to some extent).
	www.chud.com /forums/printthread.php?t=78399 (2306 words)

	Tom
		1991 Tom Eyen, playwright (Dreamgirls), dies of cardiac arrest at 50
		1990 Tom Fogerty, rocker (Creedence Clearwater), dies of tuberculosis at 48
		1973 Tom Tumulty, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals
	www.brainyhistory.com /topics/t/tom.html (4480 words)

	Fang's Bites: I Hate ESPN (Part Deux) (Originally Posted June 20, 2004)
		All have gone by the wayside, but SportsCenter still remains.
		During its growth in the 1980's, Chris Berman, Tom Mees, Bob Ley, George Grande, Gayle Gardner and Greg Gumbel all became household names.
		And when Chris Berman was told to stop giving nicknames to players during baseball highlights, there was an uproar, forcing management to take back its order.
	fangsbites.blogspot.com /2005/01/i-hate-espn-part-deux-originally.html (766 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports
		Disbelief was more the feeling in ESPN's Bristol, Conn. studios, where the late sportscaster Tom Mees was nearing the end of a broadcast of SportsCenter.
		When he was handed a note that had come by way of the Associated Press saying that Chaminade had beaten Virginia, he balked at reading it.
		Even after reading the score over the air, Mees still was not convinced.
	starbulletin.com /2001/04/29/sports/story3.html (824 words)

	press release - ESPN25 Silver Anniversary Special - Sept. 6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Some of them think itandrsquo;s a cool name because itandrsquo;s different, but some of them think weandrsquo;re just crazy.andrdquo;
		This tribute to original ESPN anchor Tom Mees, who passed away in 1996, will include reflections from those who worked closely with him.
		Throughout the show, a countdown of the 25 greatest games ever on ESPN or ESPN2 (as voted by ESPN.com users) will be featured.
	www.joinourteam.espn.com /ESPNToday/2004/Aug_04/espn25_special.htm (1048 words)

	SPORTSbyBROOKS Forum - NBA Finals
		Bob Ley, Scott Van Pelt (when he isn't with Stu) to name a few.
		One of my all time favorites was Tom Mees who died a few years ago.
		Got to meet him a couple of times at the NCAA Frozen Four.
	sportsbybrooks.com /forums/showthread.php?p=54999 (643 words)

	Accordion Links: Latin America
		) from Belgium, with Myriam Mees on accordion
		Ensemble Libertango from Germany, with Christian Gerber and Thomas Kampe on chromatic button accordion.
		MonTango from the Bay Area with Tom Montgomery on bandoneon
	www.accordionlinks.com /latin.cfm (3531 words)

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		Free Spirits is the web site written and run by long-time Talking Pictures contributor, Jaap Mees.
		Includes detailed filmographies, images and sounds of Western cowboy stars - from Tom Mix and John Wayne to rather surprisingly Jack Nicolson and William Shatner.
	www.talkingpix.co.uk /Links%20Menu.html (2675 words)

	Tom Mees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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	www.imdb.com /name/nm1711657 (77 words)

	Tom Mees, ESPN sports anchors (NHL), drowns at 46 August 13 in History
		Tom Mees, ESPN sports anchors (NHL), drowns at 46 August 13 in History
		Tom Mees, ESPN sports anchors (NHL), drowns at 46
		When things get too heavy, just call me helium, the lightest known gas to man. - Jimi Hendrix Quotations
	www.brainyhistory.com /events/1996/august_13_1996_174100.html (54 words)

	Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Tom Mees
		Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Tom Mees
		Capable of genuine pace, Tom Mess caused a minor stir on the opening day of the 2001 season - the first summer with the six University Academies - when he took 6-67 for Oxford UCCE against Middlesex, bowling Andrew Strauss with his second ball in first-class cricket.
		As a student at Brookes, he remained ineligible for the traditional Varsity match, but he remained the UCCE's cutting edge until he left two summers later, by which time he had also turned out for British Universities.
	content.cricinfo.com /england/content/player/16998.html (210 words)

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