August 29, 2004
It was on this day in 2004, that
the Toronto Blue Jays honour radio broadcaster Tom Cheek by putting him on the
their Level Of Excellence at their home park, SkyDome (now known as the Rogers
Centre.) During the first 27 years of the team’s existence, Cheek called 4306
consecutive regular season games, as well as 41 playoff games and countless Spring
Training Games.
Earlier in the year, his consecutive
games streak came to an end when he missed two games to attend his father’s
funeral. A few days later, doctors discovered he had a cancerous brain tumour.
Despite undergoing chemotherapy treatments, Cheek passed away in September
2005.
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