Edward Joseph Lucas Jr. ^[1]: 2 (January 3, 1939 – November 10, 2021) was an American blind sportswriter who primarily covered the New York Yankees.

Biography

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Lucas grew up in Weehawken, New Jersey and attended St. Joseph's School for the Blind in Jersey City. ^{[1] [2]} Lucas was blind from 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] From 1964, Lucas was a reporter and broadcaster. ^[5]

He was 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 fans, ^{[8] [9]} and in an April 2018 episode of SC Featured on ESPN. ^[10]

A resident of Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, Lucas died from pulmonary fibrosis on November 10, 2021, at the age of 82. ^{[11] [12]}

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  978-1476785837.

References

Further reading

• Hague, Jim (June 24, 2008). "The ultimate honor for Jersey City's Lucas 'Strikeouts for Scholarships' program honors blind sports journalist". The Hudson Reporter.
• Matthews, Jill (September 17, 2008). "As He Sees It' The Baseball Life of Ed Lucas". Seton Hall University. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
• Walk, John (July 28, 2011). "Ed Lucas, well-known sports journalist and speaker, comes to York". ForSight Vision. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
• Zucker, Harvey (July 5, 2009). "Hudson's Ed Lucas named to Irish-American Baseball Hall of Fame". NJ.com. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
• "His Special View Of Baseball In Spite Of Blindness, Ed Lucas Reports On The Game". philly-archives.
• "Strikeouts for Scholarships - Seton Hall University, New Jersey".
• "Rizzuto, Yankee Hall of Famer, dies at age 89". ESPN.com. August 14, 2007.
• "Ed Lucas". Premiere Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 2014-03-04.

External links

• Ed Lucas Foundation
• Ed Lucas at IMDb

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