Baseball writers to honor McCoy with `Heart' award
Dayton Daily News sports writer Hal McCoy, who this summer wasinducted into the writers wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fameand Museum, will be honored by the New York chapter of the BaseballWriters of America as a recipient of the Milton Richmond 'You'veGot To Have Heart award.'
McCoy becomes the first nonuniformed recipient, all the othersbeing players and, in 1999, Yankees manager Joe Torre, who overcameprostate cancer. Outfielders Eric Davis and Brett Butler were thefirst recipients, in 1997.
McCoy covered the Reds this summer despite suffering strokes inboth eyes that have left him legally blind but have allowed him theability to see computer screens and television monitors.
The award will be given to McCoy at a dinner on Jan. 24.
Bengals' Dillon misses practice
Cincinnati Bengals running back Corey Dillon says he won't playuntil his groin is completely healed. Story, C6