Obit: Blue Jays broadcaster Tom Cheek, @ 66

[CrankyYankee]

(From the A-P)

Tom Cheek, who called every game in the history of the Toronto Blue Jays until last year, died Sunday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 66.

Cheek, who died at his home in Oldsmar, Fla., was best known for his streak, which ended at 27 & 1/2 seasons on June 3, 2004, because of his father's death.

He called 4,306 consecutive regular season games, plus 41 more in the postseason, since the Blue Jays began playing in 1977.

Cheek started his broadcasting career in Vermont where he calle play by play for the University of Vermont and St. Michael's for
W-J-O-Y and W-V-M-T.

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Sad to hear; I remember him doing games with Jerry Howarth for years. I picked up a couple CDs of "Blue Jays songs" while visiting Toronto. One of them, "Do It Again Blue Jays", is a rap/pop song featuring Cheek and Howarth doing play-by-play<P ID="signature">______________
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