Thomas Pollock
For the unionist politician from Northern Ireland, see Thomas Duncan Pollock.
| Tom Pollock | |||||||||
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| Born |
August 1, 1925 Red Deer, AB, CAN | ||||||||
| Died |
August 17, 1994 (aged 69) Red Deer, AB, CAN | ||||||||
| Position | Defenseman | ||||||||
| Played for | Edmonton Mercurys | ||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||
| Playing career | 1942–1960 | ||||||||
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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 in Oslo, Norway.[1] Pollock died of a stroke in 1994; he was the first member of the 1952 Olympic team to die.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Olympics database
- ↑ "Pollock, Thomas", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed 1 Aug 2015
- ↑ "Stroke claims medallist", Edmonton Journal, August 20, 1994
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