Red Smith Award

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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.

Awarded for"Major contributions to sports journalism"
Presented byAssociated Press Sports Editors (APSE)
First award1981
First winnerRed Smith
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Red Smith Award
Awarded for"Major contributions to sports journalism"
Presented byAssociated Press Sports Editors (APSE)
History
First award1981
First winnerRed Smith
Most recentDan Shaughnessy (2026)
WebsiteOfficial website
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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

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Year Winner Organization(s) Ref.
1981 Red Smith New York Herald Tribune, The New York Times [3]
1982 Jim Murray Los Angeles Times [4]
1983 Shirley Povich The Washington Post [5]
1984 Fred Russell Nashville Banner [6]
1985 Blackie Sherrod The Dallas Morning News [7]
1986 Si Burick Dayton Daily News [8]
1987 Will Grimsley Associated Press [9][10]
1988 Furman Bisher The Atlanta Journal [11]
1989 Edwin Pope Miami Herald [12]
1990 Dave Smith‡ The Dallas Morning News [13]
1991 Dave Kindred The National Sports Daily [14]
1992 Ed Storin Miami Herald [15][16]
1993 Tom McEwen The Tampa Tribune [17]
1994 Dave Anderson The New York Times [18]
1995 Richard Sandler† Newsday [19][20]
1996 Bill Dwyre‡ Los Angeles Times [21]
1997 Jerome Holtzman Chicago Tribune [22]
1998 Sam Lacy Baltimore Afro-American [23]
1999 Bud Collins The Boston Globe [24]
2000 Jerry Izenberg The Newark Star-Ledger [25]
2001 John Steadman† The Baltimore Sun [26]
2002 Dick Schaap† ESPN, The Sports Reporters [27]
2003 George Solomon The Washington Post [28]
2004 Jimmy Cannon† New York Post, New York Journal American [29]
2005 Mary Garber Winston-Salem Journal [30]
2006 Joe McGuff†‡ The Kansas City Star [31]
2007 Van McKenzie†‡ Orlando Sentinel [32][33]
2008 W. C. Heinz† The New York Sun [34]
2009 Vince Doria‡ ESPN [35]
2010 Mitch Albom Detroit Free Press [36]
2011 Bill Millsaps‡ Richmond Times-Dispatch [37][38]
2012 Frank Deford Sports Illustrated [39]
2013 Dan Jenkins Sports Illustrated [40]
2014 Wendell Smith† Pittsburgh Courier, Chicago Herald-American, Chicago Sun-Times [41]
2015 Bob Ryan The Boston Globe [42]
2016 Leigh Montville The Boston Globe, Sports Illustrated [43]
2017 Henry Freeman‡ USA Today [44]
2018 Terry R. Taylor Associated Press [45]
2019 Sandy Rosenbush The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated [46]
2020 Christine Brennan USA Today [47]
2021 Sally Jenkins The Washington Post [48]
2022 Leon Carter Sports Journalism Institute [49]
2023 Claire Smith Hartford Courant, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer [50]
2024 Bill Plaschke Los Angeles Times [51]
2025 Thomas Boswell The Washington Post [52]
2026 Dan Shaughnessy The Boston Globe [53][54]
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† Awarded posthumously
‡ Served as president of APSE[55]

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