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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Thursday, 03 December 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

McCOY: UD’s Sissoko Ready For More ‘We Got The Dub’

It began with UD Flyers back-up center Moulaye Sissoko uttering a post-game victory comment, 'We got the dub,' as in we got the victory and it became a ritual in the locker room that the Flyers hope to hear many times this season. Read more of Hal McCoy's article inside today's PressPros Feature.
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Wednesday, 02 December 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Empty House Doesn’t Stop UD In Opener

After three teams backed out from playing UD due to the Covid-19 virus. Eastern Illinois filled in on short notice to provide  a competitive season's opener.  The Flyers built two big leads and then survived, 66-63 in a near-empty UD Arena. Hal McCoy writes for today's Press Pros feature.
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Tuesday, 17 November 2020 / Published in UD, UD Feature

McCoy: UD Flyers Getting ‘Short Respect’ In Atlantic 10

Lack of pre-season media respect is just one of the issues facing Anthony Grant the Flyers - fans, freshmen, and how to do more with less are points of concern, in no particular order. Hal McCoy writes for today's Press Pros.
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Friday, 06 November 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Unmasking UD’s Rodney Chatman….

His specialty on the court is stealing the basketball from opposing players. UD's Rodney Chatman would like to expand his game this year by stealing a bit more attention for the rest of his game. Read Hal McCoy in today's Press Pros.
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Friday, 30 October 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Change the ‘O’ In Obi To The ‘I’ In Ibi For UD Flyers

After thriving coming off the bench during Dayton’s 29-2 run through last season, some expect Ibi Watson to seamlessly slide into Dayton’s starting lineup. Hal McCoy writes today's Press Pros Flyers feature.