Thomas Massey McEwen (March 16, 1923 – June 5, 2011) was an American sportswriter who was born and spent most of his life in Florida.
(Red McEwen later became a well-known lawyer and state attorney in Tampa and a booster of the University of South Florida's sports programs after the school was founded in the late 1950s.
"He entered as a private and exited as a captain while serving in the Pacific theater as a platoon leader with the U.S. Army's 785th Tank Battalion.
"[4] Coming home from the Philippines, McEwen wrote sports for the Fort Myers News Press and the St. Petersburg Times in the 1950s.
McEwen often made appearances as a speaker and developed a large network of civic minded local community leaders, nationally prominent athletes and team owners, and other influential people across the sports world.
[9] It is estimated that McEwen wrote over 10,000 columns and articles, and he traveled to many of the major sporting events of his day, both domestically and internationally.
[9] He won the Florida Sportswriter of the Year award 19 times, between the years 1962 and 1993 and in 2000, was the recipient of the Dick McCann Memorial Award for long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football in the Canton NFL Hall of Fame ceremonies, presented by Pro Football Writers of America.
The street in front of Raymond James Stadium, today's home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, bears his name.