Pics & A Quote: Heroes (In honor of Kenny Moore)

Last week, we lost an icon of running, Kenny Moore.  In honor of him and his limitless contributions to our great sport, we have chosen this week’s Pic and Quote.

Heroes: “Our heroes are those who have realized our dreams, personified our beliefs, verified our truths, fortified our courage and inspired us to be better than we are.”  – Jeff Johnson

WHEN:  1973

WHO: Kenny Moore and Steve Prefontaine

WHERE: Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon

WHAT: Twilight Meet

RunBlogRun Post on Kenny Moore

Runners World Article on Kenny Moore

Register-Guard Article on Kenny Moore

 


Editor’s Note: Due to the graciousness of Jeff Johnson, John Goegel and others, we are continuing our series begun last spring and through the cross country season on our sister site newhampshirecrosscountry.com  For those of you that don’t know, Jeff Johnson was employee #1 for Nike.  He actually is the one responsible for naming what is now a world corporation.  Fortunately for us, he was also a world class photographer of our great sports in the 1960s and 1970s during which he captured thousands of sports photographs.  We are honored and thankful for their choice to use our sites as their medium for sharing their passion.  We hope our presentations can do them justice!  Many of his quotes are also being housed on the NHTFCA website

Photos by Jeff Johnson

Quotes by Jeff Johnson from his work in progress: “In Other Words: Things I Think I Said When I Was Trying To Think Of Something To Say.”

If you are interested in a poster version of a photo from this series, they are available for a small charge.

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