Hal McCoy is a former beat writer for the Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio), covering the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 as the winner of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, which is awarded annually "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing." He has won 52 Ohio and national writing awards and was the first non-Cincinnati newsperson elected to the Cincinnati Journalists Hall of Fame. He also was inducted into the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame and the Irish-American Baseball Hall of Fame. He has a stone on Dayton's Walk of Fame and the press box at Dayton's Howell Field is named the Hal McCoy Press Box. McCoy has been the Cincinnati BBWAA Chapter Chair 22 times and was the BBWAA national president in 1997. He is the third writer from the Dayton Daily News to win the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, joining Si Burick (1982) and Ritter Collett (1991). Residing in Englewood, Ohio, McCoy is an honors graduate in journalism from Kent State University.
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Friday, 01 May 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features, Ohio Harness Racing

McCoy: Dave Miller Is Harness Racing’s ‘Purple Jesus’

Because of his love for horses, Dave Miller (above, in purple) quit high school to drive harness tracks and become one of the sport's legends as a Hall of Famer with more than 15,000 wins...and $300 million in purse winnings...the leading driver this season at Miami Valley. Hal McCoy writes for Friday Press Pros.....
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Thursday, 26 March 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: UD Flyers’ NIT Run Comes To End

A 13-0 run to open the game gave Illinois State the momentum to stay ahead of the Dayton Flyers en route to a 61-55 win at UD Arena, ending Dayton's NIT run in the quarterfinals.
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Saturday, 21 March 2026 / Published in Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: UD Rips UNC-Wilmington To Advance To NIT Quarterfinals

After a slow first half start, the University of Dayton Flyers grounded the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks in the second half with a stifling full-court aggressive defense for an 80-61 blowout to move into the NIT quarterfinals for the first time since 2010 when they won it.
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Thursday, 19 March 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: UD Buries Bradley In NIT Opener

Forced to play on the road because UD Arena was hosting the NCAA's First Four, the University of Dayton had to play at Bradley, despite being the higher seed, but sloughed it off behind Javon Bennett's 25 points and whipped Bradley, 80-66. in the first round of the NIT.
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Sunday, 15 March 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Flyers Fail At Foul Line, Lose To VCU

After falling 15 points behind in the first half as VCU hit three after three after three, the University of Dayton Flyers staged a late comeback but misses six of seven free throws in the final three minutes and lost the Atlantic 10 tournament final to VCU, 70-62.