Gary Smith (sportswriter)

He is best known for his lengthy human interest stories in Sports Illustrated, where he worked from 1983 to 2013.

[5] Smith has received many awards and honors for his work at Sports Illustrated.

He won the National Magazine Award for non-fiction, the magazine equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, a record four times and was a finalist for the award a record ten times.

[2][5] His stories have appeared in The Best American Sports Writing series a record 12 times.

[7][8] He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame as part of its 2020/2021 class.