- Red Foley (sportswriter)
Red Foley (
December 26 ,1928 -July 13 2008 ) was an Americansportswriter andbaseball official scorer .He began working as an official scorer for
Major League Baseball in 1966, and during his career presided over more than 3,000 games. From 1981 to 2001 he was an official scorer in tenWorld Series , serving longer than any other scorer in modern history. He retired in 2002.His career as a sportswriter spanned 34 years up to 1981, during which time he wrote articles for the "
New York Daily News ". During this time he served for many years as an officer of theBaseball Writers Association of America and was also chairman of theNew York City chapter in 1969-70.External links
* [http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/ny-spredobit155764074jul15,0,3256245.story Longtime baseball aficionado Foley dies at 79]
* [http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/10897406 Longtime official scorer Red Foley dies at 79]
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