Red Smith Award
American sports journalism award
Awarded for | "Major contributions to sports journalism" Open to sports writers and sports editors |
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Presented by | Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) |
History | |
First award | 1981 |
First winner | Red Smith |
Most recent | Bill Plaschke (2024) |
Website | Official website |
The Red Smith Award is awarded by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) organization for outstanding contributions to sports journalism.[1] Unlike many journalism awards, it is open to both writers and editors. Winners of the award are traditionally announced in April and it is bestowed in June at the annual APSE convention. It is named in honor of Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith (1905–1982) whose sportswriting career spanned 1927 to 1982, and was the first recipient of the award in 1981.[2]
List of winners
Year | Winner | Organization(s) | Ref. | ||
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Name | Born | Died | |||
1981 | Red Smith | 1905 | 1982 | New York Herald Tribune, The New York Times | [3] |
1982 | Jim Murray | 1919 | 1998 | Los Angeles Times | [4] |
1983 | Shirley Povich | 1905 | 1998 | The Washington Post | [5] |
1984 | Fred Russell | 1906 | 2003 | Nashville Banner | [6] |
1985 | Blackie Sherrod | 1919 | 2016 | The Dallas Morning News | [7] |
1986 | Si Burick | 1909 | 1986 | Dayton Daily News | [8] |
1987 | Will Grimsley | c. 1914 | 2002 | Associated Press | [9][10] |
1988 | Furman Bisher | 1918 | 2012 | The Atlanta Journal | [11] |
1989 | Edwin Pope | 1928 | 2017 | Miami Herald | [12] |
1990 | Dave Smith‡ | c. 1939 | The Dallas Morning News | [13] | |
1991 | Dave Kindred | 1941 | The National Sports Daily | [14] | |
1992 | Ed Storin | 1929 | 2022 | Miami Herald | [15][16] |
1993 | Tom McEwen | 1923 | 2011 | The Tampa Tribune | [17] |
1994 | Dave Anderson | 1929 | 2018 | The New York Times | [18] |
1995 | Richard Sandler† | c. 1939 | 1989 | Newsday | [19][20] |
1996 | Bill Dwyre‡ | 1944 | Los Angeles Times | [21] | |
1997 | Jerome Holtzman | 1926 | 2008 | Chicago Tribune | [22] |
1998 | Sam Lacy | 1903 | 2003 | Baltimore Afro-American | [23] |
1999 | Bud Collins | 1929 | 2016 | The Boston Globe | [24] |
2000 | Jerry Izenberg | 1930 | The Newark Star-Ledger | [25] | |
2001 | John Steadman† | 1927 | 2001 | The Baltimore Sun | [26] |
2002 | Dick Schaap† | 1934 | 2001 | ESPN, The Sports Reporters | [27] |
2003 | George Solomon | c. 1940 | The Washington Post | [28] | |
2004 | Jimmy Cannon† | 1909 | 1973 | New York Post, New York Journal American | [29] |
2005 | Mary Garber | 1916 | 2008 | Winston-Salem Journal | [30] |
2006 | Joe McGuff†‡ | 1926 | 2006 | The Kansas City Star | [31] |
2007 | Van McKenzie†‡ | c. 1946 | 2007 | Orlando Sentinel | [32][33] |
2008 | W. C. Heinz† | 1915 | 2008 | The New York Sun | [34] |
2009 | Vince Doria‡ | c. 1947 | ESPN | [35] | |
2010 | Mitch Albom | 1958 | Detroit Free Press | [36] | |
2011 | Bill Millsaps‡ | c. 1943 | 2020 | Richmond Times-Dispatch | [37][38] |
2012 | Frank Deford | 1938 | 2017 | Sports Illustrated | [39] |
2013 | Dan Jenkins | 1928 | 2019 | Sports Illustrated | [40] |
2014 | Wendell Smith† | 1914 | 1972 | Pittsburgh Courier, Chicago Herald-American, Chicago Sun-Times | [41] |
2015 | Bob Ryan | 1946 | The Boston Globe | [42] | |
2016 | Leigh Montville | 1943 | The Boston Globe, Sports Illustrated | [43] | |
2017 | Henry Freeman‡ | USA Today | [44] | ||
2018 | Terry Taylor | c. 1953 | Associated Press | [45] | |
2019 | Sandy Rosenbush | c. 1953 | The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated | [46] | |
2020 | Christine Brennan | 1958 | USA Today | [47] | |
2021 | Sally Jenkins | 1960 | The Washington Post | [48] | |
2022 | Leon Carter | Sports Journalism Institute | [49] | ||
2023 | Claire Smith | 1954 | Hartford Courant, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer | [50] | |
2024 | Bill Plaschke | 1958 | Los Angeles Times | [51] |
† Awarded posthumously
‡ Served as president of APSE[52]
References
- ^ "Red Smith Award Winners". apsportseditors.com. Associated Press Sports Editors. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Smith recipient of award". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. AP. June 9, 1981. p. D-4. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "1981: Red Smith – Red Smith Award".
- ^ "1982: Jim Murray – Red Smith Award".
- ^ "1983: Shirley Povich – Red Smith Award".
- ^ "1984: Fred Russell – Red Smith Award".
- ^ "1985: Blackie Sherrod – Red Smith Award".
- ^ "1986: Si Burick – Red Smith Award".
- ^ "1987: Will Grimsley – Red Smith Award".
- ^ "Will Grimsley, 88, A.P. Sportswriter". The New York Times. AP. November 6, 2002. p. C-13. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via nytimes.com.
- ^ "1988: Furman Bisher – Red Smith Award".
- ^ "1989: Edwin Pope – Red Smith Award".
- ^ "1990 Dave Smith – Red Smith Award".
- ^ "1991: Dave Kindred – Red Smith Award".
- ^ "1992: Ed Storin – Red Smith Award".
- ^ "Ed Storin Obituary". Legacy.com. April 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ "1993: Tom McEwen". October 14, 2019.
- ^ "1994: Dave Anderson". February 2, 2020.
- ^ "1995: Richard Sandler". November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Richard Sandler, 50, An Editor at Newsday". The New York Times. September 5, 1989. p. B-6. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via nytimes.com.
- ^ "1996: Bill Dwyre". December 6, 2019.
- ^ "1997: Jerome Holtzman". October 14, 2019.
- ^ "1998: Sam Lacy". December 25, 2019.
- ^ "1999: Bud Collins". November 29, 2019.
- ^ "2000: Jerry Izenberg". December 23, 2019.
- ^ "2001: John Steadman". November 29, 2019.
- ^ "2002: Dick Schaap". November 30, 2019.
- ^ "2003: George Solomon". July 9, 2019.
- ^ "2004: Jimmy Cannon". July 8, 2019.
- ^ "2005: Mary Garber". June 4, 2019.
- ^ "2006: Joe McGuff". June 4, 2019.
- ^ "2007: Van McKenzie". June 4, 2019.
- ^ "A Man Ahead of His Time. Pioneering Sports Editor Van Mckenzie Dies at 61". New York Daily News. January 27, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "2008: W.C. Heinz". June 4, 2019.
- ^ "2009: Vince Doria". May 29, 2019.
- ^ "2010: Mitch Albom". May 29, 2019.
- ^ "2011: Bill Millsaps". May 29, 2019.
- ^ O'Connor, John (April 11, 2020). "William H. Millsaps, celebrated sports writer and popular executive at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, dies at 77". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "2012: Frank Deford". May 29, 2019.
- ^ "2013: Dan Jenkins". May 29, 2019.
- ^ "2014: Wendell Smith". May 29, 2019.
- ^ "2015: Bob Ryan". May 29, 2019.
- ^ "2016: Leigh Montville". May 29, 2019.
- ^ "2017: Henry Freeman". May 10, 2019.
- ^ "2018: Terry Taylor". May 29, 2019.
- ^ "2019: Sandy Rosenbush". May 29, 2019.
- ^ "Christine Brennan wins 2020 award". March 4, 2020.
- ^ Banaszynski, Jacqui (March 17, 2021). "An emotional award for Sally Jenkins after a lifetime of awards; The Washington Post sports journalist is named the 2021 Red Smith Award winner, following in the footsteps of her father". Nieman Storyboard.
- ^ Wilson, Lisa (April 7, 2022). "Leon Carter wins 2022 Red Smith Award". apsportseditors.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Lucia, Joe (April 7, 2023). "Claire Smith is the 2023 Red Smith Award winner". Awful Announcing. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ Romero, Iliana Limón (April 14, 2024). "Veteran Times columnist Bill Plaschke wins prestigious Red Smith Award". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Past Presidents". apsportseditors.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
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Red Smith Award recipients
- Albom
- Anderson
- Bisher
- Brennan
- Burick
- Cannon
- Carter
- Collins
- Deford
- Doria
- Dwyre
- Freeman
- Garber
- Grimsley
- Heinz
- Holtzman
- Izenberg
- D. Jenkins
- S. Jenkins
- Kindred
- Lacy
- McEwen
- McGuff
- McKenzie
- Millsaps
- Montville
- Murray
- Plaschke
- Pope
- Povich
- Rosenbush
- Russell
- Ryan
- Sandler
- Schaap
- Sherrod
- C. Smith
- D. Smith
- R. Smith
- W. Smith
- Solomon
- Steadman
- Storin
- Taylor