Thomas Francis Meehan (31 March 1926 19 October 2018) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He later played with Brighton in the Victorian Football Association.
He served in the RAAF during the Second World War.World War Two Service - "MEEHAN, THOMAS FRANCIS", Dept of Veterans' Affairs, Government of Australia
He married Esme Hoinville at Gardenvale in September 1949."Full-back marries", The Herald, 17 September 1949, p.3
He is depicted competing for a mark with Essendon player John Coleman in a bronze statue that was unveiled in 2006 outside the public library at Hastings, Victoria."John Coleman Statue, Hastings", Mornington Peninsula Street and Public Art, Melbourne Playgrounds. Retrieved 31 July 2020. He also appears in an iconic often-reproduced photograph with Jack Dyer of Richmond.Russell Holmesby, "Tom's niche of fame", Together we rise, St Kilda Football Club, 7 November 2018
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