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, 12 February 2020 / Published in UD, UD Feature

McCoy: UD Explodes To Big Lead, And Buries Rhode Island

Sixth-ranked UD got off to a blistering start, played stifling defense, added a little Toppin (below), and cruised to an eventual 81-67 Tuesday win over Rhode Island at the Arena. Hal McCoy writes the story for today's Press Pros.
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Saturday, 08 February 2020 / Published in UD, UD Feature

After Beating St Louis, Obi Is Ready For His Little Brother

As for the Flyers, they have won 12 straight and are 13-and-0 at home, but have scuffled a bit while winning their last three games against Duquesne, Fordham and Saint Louis. As it's tattooed on Opi's arm... 'Nothing comes easy'. Hal McCoy writes the story for Press Pros.
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Saturday, 01 February 2020 / Published in UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Trey Landers, The Glue That Solidifies The Flyers

The Flyers struggled, and some of the usual cast came up almost emptly. But by game's end Obi Toppin and Trey Landers scored 18 points each as the Flyers won their 20th game of the season Saturday, 70-56, over Fordham. Hal McCoy writes the story for Press Pros.
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Thursday, 23 January 2020 / Published in UD, UD Feature

UD’s ‘Fun Bunch’ Keeping Their Cool Over Lofty Ratings

The Flyers, ranked seventh in the country by both the Associated Press and USA Today.  The record, the rankings, the national attention.  Can the Flyers stay level-headed, prevent their heads from expanding to the size of basketballs? 6-foot-6 guard Ryan Mikesell (pictured) slammed it home with Toppin-like authority. Hal McCoy writes it for today's Press Pros.
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Wednesday, 15 January 2020 / Published in UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Flyers Use Second Half Run To Top VCU

When Dayton plays Virginia Commonwealth...One player described it as scrappy - like a fight on the playground. And Dayton's Tre Landers (below, in white) went a bit over the top with VCU's Marcus Santos-Silva in Tuesday's 79-65 win at UD Arena. Hal McCoy writes it for today's Press Pros.