Red Smith

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Red Smith was a renowned American sportswriter celebrated for his witty, literate columns and long career at major newspapers in the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf human
journalist
sportswriter
activeInPeriod mid-20th century
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for Commentary NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coveredTopic American football
baseball
boxing
horse racing
describedBySource American sports media histories
employer Milwaukee Sentinel NERFINISHED
New York Herald Tribune NERFINISHED
New York World-Telegram NERFINISHED
Philadelphia Record NERFINISHED
St. Louis Star-Times NERFINISHED
The New York Times
fieldOfWork journalism
sports writing
fullName Walter Wellesley Smith NERFINISHED
genre newspaper column
sports journalism
givenName Walter
hasCharacteristic focus on human side of sports
literate, polished writing
witty prose style
hasReputation one of the greatest American sportswriters of the 20th century
influenced later generations of American sportswriters
inspiredBy American baseball culture
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality American
nickname Red Smith NERFINISHED
notableAchievement helped elevate sportswriting to a respected literary form
notableFor long career at major American newspapers
witty and literate sports columns
notableWork sports column for The New York Times
sports column for the New York Herald Tribune
occupation journalist
newspaper columnist
sportswriter
sexOrGender male
subjectOf Red Smith Award for outstanding sports journalism NERFINISHED
workLocation New York City

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