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# Walter Wellesley Smith

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Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith was an American sportswriter. Smith’s journalistic career spanned over five decades and his work influenced an entire generation of writers. In 1976, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. Author David Halberstam called Smith "the greatest sportswriter of two

##  Quotes by Walter Wellesley Smith

> [I've always had the notion that people go to spectator sports to have fun and then they grab the paper to read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-wellesley-smith/i-ve-always-had-the-notion-that-people-go-to-spectator-sports-to-have/)

Walter Wellesley Smith

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