Ernie Smith (baseball, born 1931)


Ernest Elsworth Smith, Sr. played for the Baltimore Elite Giants of the Negro American League.

Honors and awards

Smith was the first member named to the Wythe County Sports Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Bluefield State Hall of Fame.

Personal life

One of 15 children, Smith was born in Crystal, West Virginia and died at the age of 81 in Wytheville, Virginia.