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, 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.
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Saturday, 11 January 2020 / Published in UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Flyers’ Defense, Mikesell, Buries UMass, 88-60

UD strangled Massachusetts with premium defense, spread double-figure scoring among five players, and Ryan Mikesell (below) had his most complete game of the season. And...there was one big 'gulp' in the second half. Hal McCoy tells about about it in today's Press Pros.
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Sunday, 22 December 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Overtime Not For Flyers…Lose For The Second Time In Extra Minutes

Flyers come close, but can't close the deal in Chicago...lose for the second time in two years to Colorado...lose valuable opportunity for revenge, and resume'. Hal McCoy writes the story for Press Pros.
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Tuesday, 17 December 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: ‘D’ As In Defense Saves Flyers Against North Texas

The offense was on-again, off-again, but the Flyers defense shut down North Texas State's featured scorer to secure their ninth win of the season. Hal McCoy writes the story for today's Press Pros feature.
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Sunday, 15 December 2019 / Published in UD, UD Feature

Hal: Flyers ‘Dog-Gone’ Good In Win Over Drake

Ibi Watson sparkled,  the Dayton Flyers overcame a slow start, and improved to 8-1 with a Saturday night thumpin' of the Drake Bulldogs at UD Arena. Hal McCoy's back, and writes the story for Sunday's Press Pros.