Charley Feeney
Charley Feeney | |
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| Born | November 26, 1924 J. G. Taylor Spink Award (1996) |
Charles V. Feeney (November 26, 1924 – March 17, 2014)[1] was an American sportswriter in New York City and Pittsburgh for more than 40 years.
Career
Born in
Pittsburgh Press sports editor and longtime Bucs beat writer Les Biederman in March 1969, Feeney succeeded Biederman as The Sporting News
' Pirates correspondent, in which capacity he would also serve until his retirement.
Feeney was the 1996 recipient of the
J. G. Taylor Spink Award, given annually by the Baseball Writers' Association of America
(BBWAA).
As of 2009, Feeney had been living in the same apartment in Pittsburgh since 1966. That year, following the death of his wife and health problems, he moved into an assisted living facility in New York.[3]
Selected articles by Feeney
- Hard Luck No Stranger[permanent dead link] (Ferguson Jenkins), Baseball Digest, January 1969
- The Tooth-less Greeting: Day Brown Met Hebner (Richie Hebner), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 6, 1969
- 3,000 Base Hits -- Next Goal for Clemente?[permanent dead link] (Roberto Clemente), Baseball Digest, October 1969
- Willie's Way (Willie Stargell), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 22, 1971
- The Old Pro (José Pagán), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 30, 1972
- Clemente: Next to Join 3,000 Hit Club[permanent dead link] (Roberto Clemente), Baseball Digest, August 1972
- Sparky Lyle: Key to 'New' Yankees[permanent dead link] (Sparky Lyle), Baseball Digest, November 1972
- Willie Mays Recalls His Rookie Year[permanent dead link] (Willie Mays), Baseball Digest, December 1973
- The Iron Man Pitcher With Shortstop Arm (Mike Marshall), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 2, 1974
- Alvin Dark: A Man for All Seasons (Alvin Dark), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 17, 1974
- The 78-Year-Old Oakland Cheerleader (George Blanda), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 27, 1974
- Mr. Television for One Night (Ron Lyle), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 15, 1975
- Pressure? What Pressure? (Sparky Anderson), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 17, 1975
- One of a Kind (Danny Murtaugh), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 4, 1976
- Putting the Rapp on Hrabosky (Vern Rapp/Al Hrabosky), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 21, 1977
- Martin Reads George Between lines (Billy Martin), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 18, 1977
References
External links
- Charley Feeney at IMDb
- 1996 J.G. Taylor Spink Award Winner Charley Feeney at National Baseball Hall of Fame