Gary Smith Biography
Gary Smith is one of America's most acclaimed sportswriters. He is currently a senior writer for
Sports Illustrated.
Smith has been called one of America's best sportswriters as well as America's best magazine writer. He has won the National Magazine Award, the magazine equivalent of the Pulitzer, four times. His pieces have also appeared in The Best American Sports Writing series more than those of any other writer.
Smith's pieces are generally long feature stories. Two of his most acclaimed pieces were features on Pat Tillman and George O'Leary.
Smith is a graduate of La Salle University. Before coming to
Sports Illustrated, he wrote for the
Wilmington News-Journal, the
Philadelphia Daily News, the
New York Daily News and
Inside Sports. His writing has also appeared in
Time, Rolling Stone, and
Esquire.
A collection of his work,
Beyond The Game: The Collected Sports Writing of Gary Smith, was published in 2001.
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