Kenny Moore
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About
Long-distance runner who competed in the marathon at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, finishing fourth in the latter. He pushed for the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, which gave official recognition to the United States Olympic Committee.
Before Fame
He attended the University of Oregon, where he was a standout runner.
Trivia
He set a record by winning the longest footrace in the world, the Bay to Breakers, six times in a row.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon.
Associated With
He has had a successful writing career and wrote the screenplay for "Without Limits," a movie about his fellow Oregon alum Steve Prefontaine.
