Thomas Henry Kowalski (died August 29, 2011) was an American sportswriter known for his time covering the Detroit Lions.
Career Kowalski began covering the Lions in 1978 for The Oakland Press before moving to Booth Newspapers and MLive.com. He also contributed to The Sporting News.
He regularly appeared as a “Lions Insider” for Sports Radio 1130 (WDFN) in Detroit and Fox 2 Detroit, and made an early transition to online writing, with his work available on MLive.com.
Kowalski died of an apparent heart attack at his home in 2011.
Awards and honors Kowalski received the Dick McCann Memorial Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2020, he was posthumously inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.
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