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| The late Tom Cheek |
The Blue Jay’s first play-by-play announcer, Tom Cheek, has been honoured in a ceremony at Doubleday Park in Cooperstown N.Y. Cheek’s widow, Shirley Cheek accepted the Ford C. Frick award for broadcast excellence. Cheek died in 2005 with a record 4,306 consecutive Blue Jays games to his credit, including opening day in 1976. He called the team’s two World Series victories. Tom Cheek is frequently remembered for his exuberant and heartfelt call of Joe Carter’s World Series-winning home run in 1993. “Touch ’em all, Joe! You’ll never hit a bigger home run in your life.”
