Charley Feeney


Charles V. Feeney was an American sportswriter in New York City and Pittsburgh for more than 40 years.

Career

Born in Queens, New York, Feeney broke into the newspaper business at age 16 as a messenger for the New York Sun. During World War II, he served in the Navy from 1942 to 1946, earning a Bronze Star for his work as a radio man on the aircraft carrier. Feeney next worked for the Long Island Star Journal, where, starting in 1951, he covered the Giants' final eight seasons in New York. From 1958, he covered the Yankees, first for the Star Journal, and, from 1964, for the New 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 editor Al Abrams turned to Feeney, who filled the position until his retirement in 1986. In addition, following the retirement of 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 also served until his retirement.
Feeney was the 1996 recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, given annually by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Feeney died on March 17, 2014, in Long Island, New York.

Selected articles by Feeney