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, 30 December 2022 / Published in Features, UD

McCoy: Flyers Need To Clean Up Turnovers

UD's Flyers head to Davidson Saturday afternoon to meet the defending Atlantic 10 champions on their home court. Emphasis on defense and protecting the basketball are tantamount to UD's success. Hal McCoy writes for weekend Press Pros.
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Thursday, 29 December 2022 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: ‘D’ Is For Dayton And For Defense

The University of Dayton Flyers opened Atlantic 10 Conference play in UD Arena Wednesday night against Duquesne and displayed their true identity as defensive demons during a 69-57 victory. Hal McCoy writes UD Basketball.
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Monday, 26 December 2022 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: UD Opens A-10 play Against Mysterious Duquesne

How good are the Flyers with their 8-5 record?  Well, how good are the teams they've beaten, as well as the teams they haven't.  And can the same be said about this week's conference-opening opponent, Duquesne.  Ready or not, the A-10 is coming? Hal McCoy writes for Monday Press Pros.
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Wednesday, 21 December 2022 / Published in Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: UD Tramples Alcorn State Traveling Party

Alcorn State has played all of its first 12 games this season on the road and the Braves' stop in UD Arena Tuesday night was hardly worth the 670-mile trip from Mississippi, an 88-42 thumping handed to them by UD's Flyers. Hal McCoy writes UD Basketball.
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Sunday, 18 December 2022 / Published in Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: UD Stages Late Runaway To Top Wyoming

UD's Flyers built an early lead, as they usually do, but this time didn't permit the opponent to stage a big comeback to win. They stopped a early second half charge by Wyoming and won, 66-49. their first road win after five losses. Hal McCoy write UD Basketball.