Red Smith (sportswriter)

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Red Smith
Red Smith
Born	Walter Wellesley Smith (1905-09-25)September 25, 1905 Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	January 15, 1982(1982-01-15) (aged 76) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting place	Long Ridge Union Cemetery
Occupation	Sportswriter
Language	English
Education	Green Bay East High School
Alma mater	University of Notre Dame
Years active	1927–1982
Notable works	Red Smith on Fishing
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for Commentary (1976) J. G. Taylor Spink Award (1976) Red Smith Award (1981)
Spouse	Catherine Cody Smith (d. 1967) Phyllis Warner Weiss (m. 1968)
Children	2, including Terence Smith

Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith (September 25, 1905 – January 15, 1982) was an American sportswriter. Smith’s journalistic career spanned over five decades and his work influenced an entire generation of writers. In 1976, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. Author David Halberstam called Smith "the greatest sportswriter of two eras."^[1]