Kansas City names the Kauffman Stadium Press Box after Hall of Fame writer and former Royals board member, Joe McGuff. The 1984 J.G. Taylor Spink Award Winner died in February at the age of 79, after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

On April 21, 2006 — Kansas City names the Kauffman Stadium Press Box after Hall of Fame writer and former Royals board member, Joe McGuff. The 1984 J.G. Taylor Spink Award Winner died in February at the age of 79, after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

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Kansas City names the Kauffman Stadium Press Box after Hall of Fame writer and former Royals board member, Joe McGuff. The 1984 J.G. Taylor Spink Award Winner died in February at the age of 79, after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

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Kansas City names the Kauffman Stadium Press Box after Hall of Fame writer and former Royals board member, Joe McGuff. The 1984 J.G. Taylor Spink Award Winner died in February at the age of 79, after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

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