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Irwin Smallwood, Hall of Fame Greensboro sportswriter & witness to ACC history, passes away at 98


One of the most notable North Carolina sports journalists has passed away. Irwin Smallwood was a sportswriter, sports editor, and managing editor for the Greensboro News & Record across a career that spanned four decades, and was a member and past president of the NC Sports Hall of Fame. He died at 98 while watching the UNC-Duke game. (Awful Announcing)

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Irwin Smallwood, Hall of Fame Greensboro sportswriter & witness to ACC history, passes away at 98


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