Charley Feeney

Charles J. Feeney
(Charley)

• Born November 26, 1924 in Queens, NY USA
• Died March 17, 2014 in Long Island, NY USA

Biographical Information

Charley Feeney was the 1996 recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award. Feeney reported major league baseball for newspapers in New York and Pittsburgh for 41 years.

He began his illustrious career in 1946 as the New York Giants' beat writer for the Long Island Star Journal, covering the team until 1963. He then followed the Yankees and Mets as a swing-man for the New York Journal American until the paper closed its doors. From 1966 through 1986, he covered the Pirates as the traveling correspondent for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Highly respected for his integrity, knowledge of the game and journalistic skills, Feeney thrived under the pressure of A.M. deadlines. He had a unique ability to satisfy readers and please editors while simultaneously maintaining a positive relationship with ballplayers and front office personnel, earning their confidence and trust.

The Queens, New York, native calls everyone "Pally," thus eliminating the need to remember names. In turn, everyone calls him one of the truly "nice guys" in the business.

He died at the age of 89 on March 17, 2014.

Further Reading

• Ron Cook: "CHARLEY FEENEY: Baseball's Hall of Fame Calls," The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Thursday, October 24, 1996), p. E-1
• Charley Feeney: "Sparky Lyle: Key to 'New' Yankees: His relief pitching put Yankees in pennant race," Baseball Digest (November 1972), pp. 35-36
• Charley Feeney: "WILLIE MAYS RECALLS HIS ROOKIE YEAR," Baseball Digest (December 1973), p. 40-41
• Charley Feeney: "MAJOR LEAGUE SCOUTS WIN SOME... AND LOSE SOME," Baseball Digest (October 1975)

Related Sites

• National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: 1996 J.G.Taylor Spink Award Winner Charley Feeney