Thomas F. Cheek (June 13, 1939 – October 9, 2005) was an American sportscaster. Best remembered today as the original "Voice of the Toronto Blue Jays", Cheek announced Major League Baseball games for the Toronto Blue Jays on radio from the team's establishment in 1977 until his retirement in 2004, in which he had a 27-year streak of 4,306 consecutive games plus 41 post-season games called, which lasted from the first ever Blue Jays game on April 7, 1977 to June 3, 2004. Cheek was inducted to the Blue Jays Level of Excellence in 2004.
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Thomas F. Cheek 13 June 1939 Pensacola, Florida
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9 October 2005 (aged 66) Oldsmar, Florida, United States
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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