Former SI writer Rick Reilly pays tribute to Gary Smith

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Apr 30, 2014

Writers and editors constantly marveled at Smith's ability to get deep into a story and uncover information that no one else could get subjects to reveal. — Writers and editors constantly marveled at Smith's ability to get deep into a story and uncover information that no one else could get subjects to reveal.
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In 2008, Gary Smith published an anthology of some of his best work -- Going Deep: 20 Classic Sports Stories.