Ed Lucas

Edward Joseph "Ed" Lucas Jr.[2] (born January 3, 1939) is a blind sportswriter, who covers the New York Yankees.

For the American baseball player and coach, see Ed Lucas (baseball).
Ed Lucas
Born
Edward Joseph Lucas Jr.

(1939-01-03) January 3, 1939[1]
Jersey City, New Jersey[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSeton Hall University
OccupationSportswriter
Years active1964–present
Known forSports reporter
Spouse(s)Allison Pfeifle
Children2

Biography

Lucas has been blind since 1951, when he was 12 years old. He was pitching in a pickup game on October 3, 1951—the day of Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"— when a line drive hit him in the face.[3] The accident resulted in the loss of his sight.[4] Since 1964, Lucas has been a reporter and broadcaster.[5]

Lucas is an alumnus of Seton Hall University, having received a bachelor's degree in communication arts.[6] In 2006, Lucas and his second wife, Allison Pfeifle, were the first couple to be married on the field of Yankee Stadium; they had been introduced to each other by Phil Rizzuto.[7]

Lucas was featured in Bleacher Boys, a 2009 documentary about blind baseball aficionados,[8][9] and in an April 2018 episode of SC Featured on ESPN.[10]

Works
  • Lucas, Ed; Lucas, Christopher (2015). Seeing Home: The Ed Lucas Story: A Blind Broadcaster's Story of Overcoming Life’s Greatest Obstacles. Gallery/Jeter Publishing. ISBN 147678583X.

References
  1. Lucas, p.3
  2. Lucas, p.2
  3. Dotson, Bob (April 12, 2006). "Baseball a field of dreams for blind reporter". Today.
  4. Coyne, Kevin (March 18, 2007). "Baseball Stole His Eyes, but Not His Passion". The New York Times.
  5. "The Ed Lucas Show". yesnetwork.com. September 19, 2008.
  6. "Lucas wasn't blind to lifelong ambition". The Central New Jersey Home News. November 1, 1977. p. 7. Retrieved April 2, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  7. "A home run in Yankee Stadium". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. March 11, 2006. p. 2. Retrieved April 2, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  8. "Bleacher Boys (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  9. "Bleacher Boys". Retrieved April 2, 2018 – via YouTube.
  10. Zucker, Harvey (March 29, 2018). "Baseball columnist Ed Lucas to be featured on ESPN". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

Further reading

Ed Lucas Foundation|http://www.theedlucasfoundation.org


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