Background
Feeney was born in Queens, New York, in approximately 1925.
Feeney was born in Queens, New York, in approximately 1925.
He began his reporting career at age 19 covering the New York Giants for the Long Island Star Journal. He remained with the Star Journal covering the Giants from 1946 to 1963. He next covered the New York Yankees and New York Mets for the New York Journal American.
He was the beat writer for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette assigned to cover the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1966 to 1986.
He was inducted into the "writers wing" of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1997. After learning of his Hall of Fame selection, Feeney joked, "I always looked at myself as a utility infielder in our business.
The next thing you know they"re going to be putting Tommy Helms in the Hall of Fame. I"m in and Bill Mazeroski isn"t.
lieutenant"s unbelievable."
As of 2009, Feeney had been living in the same apartment in Pittsburgh since 1966.
Hard Luck Number Stranger (Ferguson Jenkins), Baseball Digest, January 1969
Richie Hebner: New Favorite at Forbes Field (Richie Hebner), Baseball Digest, July 1969
3,000 Base Hits -- Next Goal for Clemente? (Roberto Clemente), Baseball Digest, October 1969
Willie Stargell Puts lieutenant All Together (Willie Stargell), Baseball Digest, September 1971
Clemente: Next to Join 3,000 Hit Club (Roberto Clemente), Baseball Digest, August 1972
Sparky Lyle: Key to "New" Yankees (Sparky Lyle), Baseball Digest, November 1972
Willie Mays Recalls His Rookie Year (Willie Mays), Baseball Digest, December 1973
The Iron Manitoba Pitcher With Shortstop Arm (Mike Marshall), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 2, 1974
Alvin Dark: A Manitoba 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 Rapporteur on Hrabosky (Vern Rapporteur/First Rate (at Lloyd's) Hrabosky), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 21, 1977
Martin Reads George Between lines (Billy Martin), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 18, 1977.