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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Wednesday, 19 January 2022 / Published in UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Flyers Shock, Surprise And Stun St. Bonaventure

The UD Flyers sensed that the St. Bonaventure Bonnies came into UD Arena confident and cocky that they would walk away with an easy Atlantic 10 victory. Not so fast.  The Flyers followed the lead of freshmen DaRon Holmes and Koby Brea to win in a 68-50 beatdown.
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Saturday, 15 January 2022 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: UD Practically Perfect In Rout Of Duquesne

The Flyers played their 'best' in terms of execution and efficiency, and extended their win streak to three with a commanding win in Pittsburgh, over Duquesne. Hal McCoy writes for Press Pros.
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Tuesday, 11 January 2022 / Published in UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Flyers Move Forward With Win Over St. Louis

It was hard to get a handle on, but the Dayton Flyers finally got a grip on the St. Louis Billikens Tuesday for a 68-63 win and improved to 10-6 on the season. Hal McCoy writes the story for Wednesday's Press Pros.
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Saturday, 08 January 2022 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Flyers Bounce Back, Chop Down George Washington

The Flyers heard coach Anthony Grant loud and clear.  Play harder, share the ball, take care of the ball...and compete.  The message resulted in a Saturday blowout road win over George Washington. Hal McCoy writes the story for weekend Press Pros.
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Wednesday, 05 January 2022 / Published in UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Flyers Fall To VCU On Late Three-Pointer, 53-52

They had their opportunities throughout, and it should never have come to the final shot.  But VCU burned Dayton with a three-point shot with seven seconds remaining (below) to break the Flyers' hearts...and send a capacity crowd mumbling to their cars. Hal McCoy writes the story for Press Pros.