Red Smith came to write about sports somewhat by accident. Even so, few have done it better or exerted greater influence on sports journalism in the twentieth century. His career spanned fifty-four ye...
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In a column written after the death of Frank Graham in 1965 and reprinted in To Absent Friends from Red Smith (1982), Red Smith eulogized his friend and fellow sportswriter: "His incredibly accurate e...
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Walter W(ellesley) Smith