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

[1] Meany's love of sports began at St. John's Prep in Brooklyn,[2] where he wrote for the school newspaper and played basketball and baseball.

[2] Throughout his career, Meany worked for several newspapers, including the Brooklyn Daily Times, New York World-Telegram, and the Morning Telegraph.

Meany died at Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan in 1964; he was survived by his wife, Clara Maxwell.

[3] In 1975, Meany was posthumously voted the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, the highest award bestowed by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA).