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American athlete known as the greatest 400 m hurdler in track history.

He won Olympic Gold Medals in 1976 and 1984 and a Bonze Medal in 1978, and was the winner of 122 consecutive races between 1977 and 1987. Moses and long jumper Carl Lewis are considered the highest paid track athletes in the world.

Moses is one of three sons of Irving, an elementary school principal, and Gladys, a curriculum advisor to city school systems of Dayton, Ohio. Despite the athletic ability of their sons, educational excellence came first in the Moses household.

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The boys were allowed to play if they had good grades. Moses competed in the long jump in high school but spent more of his time on academics than training for track and field. "I had no ambitions to be an Olympic track star or any kind of athlete," he said.

Winning a scholarship to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, Moses competed for two ye