Maurice Smith (journalist)

Maurice Smith
Born	(1909-11-30)November 30, 1909 London, England
Died	February 21, 1985(1985-02-21) (aged 75) Hawaii, US
Occupation	Journalist
Known for	Winnipeg Free Press
Awards	Canadian Football Hall of Fame Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Maurice Douglas Burnet Smith (November 30, 1909 – February 21, 1985) was an England-born Canadian journalist. He began working for the Winnipeg Free Press in 1927, became a sports journalist in 1930, then served as the paper's sports editor from 1944 to 1976. He wrote a regular sports column titled "Time Out", and frequently reported on baseball, ice hockey, curling, and Canadian football. He helped establish the Canadian High School Curling Championships in 1951, and was the founding president of the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association in 1955. He covered 33 consecutive Grey Cup championships before retirement, then served on the selection committees of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. He was made a life member of the Manitoba Curling Association in 1970, inducted into the Football Reporters of Canada section of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1982, and was posthumously inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987.