Smith, Ted

Ted Smith was born in Sheffield in 1938 but lived the first 27 years of his life in a mining town in South Yorkshire. In 1961, Ted graduated from King's College University, Durham (later Newcastle University) and pursued a career as a teacher. He taught foreign languages in his local Comprehensive School for seven years before moving to Marske-by-the-Sea in Middlesbrough, where he still lives today. Although retired, Ted leads an active life. He has always enjoyed cricket and came out of retirement, aged 43, to play for Marske third team. Ted also plays golf and is a member of Saltburn Golf Cl...