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Red Foley Obituary
Foley died Monday at Booth Memorial Hospital in Flushing, according to his family attorney, Kevin Brosnahan.
From 1981 to 2001, Foley was an official scorer in 10 World Series, more than any other scorer in modern history. That included the Series of 1985, 1987 and 1991, which did not involve New York teams.
Foley was a sports writer for the New York's Daily News for 34 years before retiring in 1981. He began working as an official scorer in 1966 and continued to do so until 2002, scoring more than 3,000 games.
During his years at the Daily News, Foley covered the New York Rangers hockey team along with pro soccer, college football and some baseball. He covered baseball almost exclusively from 1970 on, principally the New York Mets. During those years, he had a question-and-answer column entitled "Ask Red" which ran in the New York Post for a couple of years after he left the Daily News.
He served for many years as an officer of the Baseball Writers Association and chaired the New York chapter in 1969-70.
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16 Entries
Rob Doelger
December 5, 2020
God Bless you Red!
Eric Umstead
June 23, 2014
To The Foley Family: I just ran across the obit of Red's death & wasn't aware he had died. My father, William Umstead, was Asst. Managing Editor of the N.Y. News & later became Managing Editor. We moved to N.Y. in 1969 and I met Bill Gallo, (another Sports Writer), and he drew me a picture of one of the N.Y. Mets. My father died in 1995 from a heart attack & I currently live in Minneapolis, MN. Prior to coming to Minnesota, I was an umpire for recreation and high school games in White Plains, N.Y.
I want to extend my sympathies to all of you but I wish I would have met Red.
January 23, 2011
Sincere sympathy to the family of Red Foley. From Red's second cousin in Ireland. Patricia Whelan
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Patricia Faulkner-Pyckowski
July 19, 2008
May you rest in peace. I'm sure your family and the sports world will miss you.
Edmond Ryan
July 19, 2008
Rest in Peace,Red Foley. A true New York Sports Icon.
July 18, 2008
Be Still
Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.
Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.
If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.
Angela Petty
July 18, 2008
Rest in peace Red. You will be missed dearly.
Angela Foley Petty
Howard Hacker
July 17, 2008
I knew Red Foley as a child and teen, as my late father, Milton Hacker, worked at the Daily News. May Red rest in peace and may God bring comfort to the loved ones he left behind.
Tom Villante
July 16, 2008
A childhood friend. Will miss his cigars and quips and baseball inside info.
Blake Cullen
July 16, 2008
A great friend.
Thomas Widgeon
July 16, 2008
Jesus Loves Me!!
Henryk Zaleski (USN-Ret)
July 16, 2008
Rest in peace and thank you for sharing your thoughts on baseball and life.
D.L. ZIMMERMAN
July 15, 2008
REST IN PEACE, RED FOLEY
David Sexton
July 15, 2008
Thanks for the good memories, Red!
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