Tom Meany

Thomas William Meany (September 21, 1903 – September 11, 1964) was an American sports writer who mostly covered baseball in the New York City area.

Biography Meany's love of sports began at St. John's Prep in Brooklyn, Throughout his career, Meany worked for several newspapers, including the Brooklyn Daily Times, New York World-Telegram, and the Morning Telegraph. He wrote several books, including The Magnificent Yankees about members of the New York Yankees, which was published in 1952. In 1961, Meany joined the New York Mets baseball team as a publicity director, and later served as their promotions director.

Meany died at Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan in 1964; he was survived by his wife, Clara Maxwell. In 1975, Meany was posthumously voted the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, the highest award bestowed by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA).

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