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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Saturday, 12 October 2019 / Published in UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Defense Struggles, But ‘O’ Carries UD Past Valpo

Another week and another record for Adam Trautman (below)...Dayton gives up more yards and points than they would have liked, but for good reason.  Nonetheless, the Flyers improved to 4 and 1 with a win in Indiana over Valparaiso. Hal McCoy writes the story in today's Press Pro feature.
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Monday, 07 October 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features

UD’s Trautman Record Setting, Flyers Rip Jacksonville

Tight end Adam Trautman became the all-time leader in pass receptions, and quarterback Jack Cook set a record for most TDs in a game. Aside from that, all the Flyers was send Jacksonville back to Florida with a 28-point loss. Hal McCoy writes the story for today's Press Pros.
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Saturday, 05 October 2019 / Published in UD, UD Feature

UD’s Trautman Record Setting, Flyers Rip J’ville

Tight end Adam Trautman became the all-time leader in pass receptions, and quarterback Jack Cook set a record for most TDs in a game.  Aside from that, all the Flyers was send Jacksonville back to Florida with a 28-point loss. Hal McCoy writes the story for today's Press Pros.
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Saturday, 03 August 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features

Hal McCoy: Why Baseball Is Losing Its Appeal…

Baseball worries that its fans are being turned off.  And what do they do?  It constantly trades favorite players, changes the rules, and eliminates the plays that have generated excitement for decades.  To paraphrase Casey Stengel, "Doesn't anyone know how to run this game?" Hal McCoy shares in today's inside feature.
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Saturday, 27 July 2019 / Published in Features, Hal McCoy Feature

Hal McCoy: Don’t tell me baseballs aren’t ‘juiced’

You think the 2019 major league baseballs aren't cherry bombs waiting for detonation?  Last week a foul ball hit the concrete aisle beside a dugout and bounced into the upper deck.  Hal McCoy shares his own thoughts on MLB's worst-kept secret.