Charley Feeney | |
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| Born | (1924-11-26)November 26, 1924 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 17, 2014(2014-03-17) (aged 89) Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sportswriter |
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| Awards | J. G. Taylor Spink Award (1996) |
Charles V. Feeney (November 26, 1924 – March 17, 2014)[1] was an Americansportswriter inNew York City andPittsburgh for more than 40 years.
Born inQueens, New York, Feeney broke into the newspaper business at age 16 as a messenger for theNew York Sun.[2] DuringWorld War II, he served in the Navy from 1942 to 1946, earning aBronze Star for his work as a radio man on the aircraft carrierUSS Essex.[1] Feeney next worked for theLong Island Star Journal, where, starting in 1951, he would cover theGiants' final eight seasons in New York. From 1958, he covered the Yankees, first for theStar Journal, and, from 1964, for theNew York Journal American. Following that paper's demise in 1966, when a job opening in Pittsburgh was created by the premature death of longtime Pirates beat writer Jack Hernon,Post-Gazette sports editorAl Abrams promptly turned to Feeney, who would fill the position until his retirement in 1986.[2] In addition, following the retirement ofPittsburgh Press sports editor and longtime Bucs beat writerLes Biederman in March 1969, Feeney succeeded Biederman asThe Sporting News' Pirates correspondent, in which capacity he would also serve until his retirement.
Feeney was the 1996 recipient of theJ. G. Taylor Spink Award, given annually by theBaseball 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]