Back to the Olympics Newsfeed

Kenny Moore, Marathoner and Track Writer, Dies at 78

A three-time All-American, he began a long career at Sports Illustrated while still competing. A former top editor there said, “He was a guy with a real literary bent.”

Kenny Moore competing in the marathon during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. He finished fourth. By then he had already begun working as a sportswriter. Credit...Disney General Entertainment via Getty Images

Kenny Moore, a two-time Olympic marathon runner who used his deep understanding of athletes to become a pre-eminent track writer at Sports Illustrated for nearly 25 years, died on May 4 at his home in Kailua, Hawaii.