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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