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Gary Smith (7)

Author of Sports Illustrated: Going Deep: 20 Classic Sports Stories

For other authors named Gary Smith, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

Gary Smith is a Senior Writer for Sports Illustrated. He has received numerous awards and honors for his sports journalism, including three National Magazine Awards for Feature Writing, and his stories have appeared in The Best American Sportswriting and The Best American Sportswriting of the show more Century show less

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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002 (2002) — Contributor — 617 copies, 3 reviews
The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism (1997) — Contributor — 225 copies, 1 review
The Best American Sports Writing of the Century (1999) — Contributor — 199 copies, 1 review
The Best American Magazine Writing 2003 (2003) — Contributor — 75 copies
The Best American Sports Writing 2009 (2009) — Contributor — 60 copies
The Best American Magazine Writing 2005 (2005) — Contributor — 57 copies, 1 review
The Best American Magazine Writing 2000 (2000) — Contributor — 29 copies
Sports Illustrated | October 21, 1985 | Chicago Bears' Jim McMahon (1985) — Author — 2 copies
Sports Illustrated | February 22, 1993 | Swimsuit Issue (Vendela) (1993) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Going Deep: 20 Classic Sports Stories by Gary Smith
Only one good story in this collection of hard knock life accounts. Abbreviated story of one runner's development (Javi) along with coach White from the famous McFarland Cross Country team. Same team dramatized in the Disney movie McFarland, USA.
Jun 15, 2019 (Edited)

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