Ron Smith

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 14th, 2013

After arriving in Brockville in 1975 to work at The Recorder and Times, Ron Smith was the sports editor there for the last 33 years of his 37-year career at the paper, before retiring in June 2012. He has been involved in city sports in playing and organizing basketball, fastball and the City Golf Championships, along with helping start the Men’s Touch Football League, where he organized and played for 25 years.

He coached for 15 years in the women’s fastball league and officiated basketball in the city and area for 28 years. He has been heavily involved in the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame since 1993. Along with his passion for golf, local sports has been his life.