By Roger Robinson, Runner’s World: Kenny Moore, who placed fourth in the 1972 Olympic marathon for the United States and went on to be an outstanding writer about running, died on May 4. He was 78.
Moore’s lifetime achievement was a rare combination of the sporting and the literary. His years with track powerhouse University of Oregon, his two Olympic marathons, his 1972 Olympic fourth place, and his unmatched victory streak in the Bay to Breakers were followed by decades of high-quality writing for Sports Illustrated, some successful screenwriting, and his masterwork book, Bowerman and the Men of Oregon.
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