Red Smith (sportswriter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American sportswriter
Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1905
Place of Birth: Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
Date of Death: 15-Jan-1982
Profession: journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Red Smith (sportswriter)
- Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith (September 25, 1905 – January 15, 1982) was an American sportswriter.
- Smith’s journalistic career spans over five decades and his work influenced an entire generation of writers.
- Smith became the second sports columnist ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary in 1976.
- Writing in 1989, sportswriter David Halberstam called Smith "the greatest sportswriter of the two eras."
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