Thomas Pollock (ice hockey)
| Tom Pollock | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 1, 1925 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Died |
August 17, 1994 (aged 69) Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Position | Defenseman | ||
| Played for | Edmonton Mercurys | ||
| National team |
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| Playing career | 1942–1960 | ||
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Medal record | |||
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Thomas Allen Pollock (August 1, 1925 – August 17, 1994) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He was a member of the Edmonton Mercurys that won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[1] Pollock died of a stroke in 1994; he was the first member of the 1952 Olympic team to die.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Thomas Pollock Olympic medals and stats". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ↑ "Pollock, Thomas", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed 1 Aug 2015
- ↑ "Stroke claims medallist", Edmonton Journal, August 20, 1994.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
Categories:
- 1925 births
- 1994 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Olympic ice hockey players for Canada
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Ice hockey people from Red Deer, Alberta
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1920s birth stubs
- Canadian Winter Olympic medalist stubs