When people talk about the greatest athletes of alltime, if Ed Moses isn't mentioned then that list is void. Ed is unique. A special case. A master, a genius, a giant, an artist of the highest order in his sport. Dig deeper and learn about what he did to be able to dominate his sport like no one else has ever done. Its incredible.
I love how Mike Shine runs up to Edwin Moses and surprises him with that extremely heartfelt hug. They were so proud of each other - and only thinking about being compatriots and countrymen who are proud of each other's achievements. That is true compatriotism.
Mike Shine was our sprint/jump/hurdle coach at my high school coach. I was a distance runner but he helped me improve so much. Love watching this video.
This man didn't have a coach or trainer from the time he was in college and all throughout his career. That is unbelieveable. If ever a track and field athlete could be described as a genius, then it would be Ed Moses. His knowledge of conditioning and recovery is what set him apart. He studied ballet to learn to improve his stretching and applied a very scientific approach to his training. He said he saw hurdling as a form of art. He was ahead of his time. A genius!
Every time I watch this clip, I cannot believe how loose and relaxed Moses' running style is. He is like a gazelle. He trained in a style that was considered very unconventional, studying ballet and dance, which I think you can really see in how he moves. So graceful. And of course Mike Shine with his surprising silver. I'm from his hometown and we all helped him raise money to go to the Olympics and wished him well. But I think we all knew he had little or no chance of making the finals, let alone medal. He ran the race of his life that afternoon. It was really something to see!
There’s a lot of science behind his perfect running style. He used his knowledge of physics to gain legal advantages over the competition which makes him that much greater.
What an amazing athlete Edwin Moses was. BTW The live atmosphere of this clip is absolutely amazing. Would love to see more of the Montreal Games. I'm sorry that no one does have the 100m of 4x100m Women. Also I would love to see the swim events
One of the greatest athletes in history. He would set a new world mark a year later and would go on to that incredible streak of his, which included winning the gold in 1984. The win streak would end in 1987 when he was beaten by Danny Harris and in 1988 Andre Phillips defeated Moses at the Olympics in Seoul.
At those '88 Olympics, where Moses was third, I understand he was kind of in a daze at having lost and out of habit, took the top spot on the medal stand before someone called his attention to it.
I watched this live on ABC almost 40 years ago and it's one of my favorite Olympic moments ever. While Moses and Shine were taking their victory lap, they attempted to leap over a hurdle and knocked it over. The crowd began laughing and Moses just raised his hands an shrugged his shoulders while smiling wide. I wish that was included in this video.
Their victory lap was so awesome, waving flags and yes, knocking over a hurdle. Mike Shine was from my hometown and we were so thrilled with his silver. He was not expected to even be in the finals. He ran the race of his life.
i know mike shine. hes a great guy. its a lot of fun to hear him talk about the olympics, hes still fast. he said that moses was very fast and a nice guy.
Unfortunately people who haven't researched Ed Moses's training and methods don't understand how radical and left field he was in his sport. He is a genius. His training methods were so far ahead of his time. The key was that he was always in better shape than his competitors. He developed a totally unorthordox programme. He never had a coach or trainer his entire career, and wasn't affiliated with any US athletics programme. From his beginning in college, he did it on his own, out of nowhere.
Fabulous! Just fabulous! Almost as impressive as Moses' performance is the jubilation on the fact of silver medalist Mike Shine - his triumph was quite unexpected!
Ed was an outstanding athlete, i've got nothing but regard and respect for the man, Ed's mannerisms reminds me of my old sports teacher at school, especially the way he limbers up. America's greatest Athlete i think.
I was 13 years old in 1976. Our parents took our family to Montreal from Wisconsin and we enjoyed 4 days of track, 3 of those days in SRO around the final turn. We were there for this race and it was beyond thrilling. Keith Jackson and OJ on the call is interesting, since they were accomplished football announcers by trade. OJ was a track star at USC in his younger years.
The great Edwin Moses, one of my sport heroes and the greatest 400 meter hurdler in my book. This race at the 1976 Olympics stands as one of the greatest Olympic moments in history in my opinion.
Best video I've seen of any Olympic footage. I really enjoyed the medal ceremony. It showed all 3 medalists receiving their medals, not cut short. Two thumbs up for this coverage!👍👍
As a track official I have to tell you that it is perfectly legal for a runner to step on the line of a running lane so long as he does not interfere with another runner. What a runner is not allowed to do is step outside of his lane if it gives him an advantage or interferes with another runner. Moses' run was perfectly legal.
I had the pleasure of watching him at a Crystal palce meet back in the day. I was talking to my colleague at the high jump and I had barely fiished a few sentences when he was back at the finishing line awesome athlete.
Mike Shine alternated lead leg over each hurdle - the only Olympian do so and win a medal. He grew up in a small town of only a couple thousand people.
A lot of 400mh runners do that now, both men and women. Sydney Maclaughlin does it, watch some of her races. I believe Karsten Warholm, Rai Benjamin both do it, too.
The disgrace started in 1984 hen NBC broadcast the L.A. Olympics. Commercial after commercial after commercial, quick cut to a sports event, then back to commercials. I haven't bothered to watch it live since then.
I wonder if Alan Pascoe thought he might have had a chance in 1976 based on his performances in 1974 & 1975, however there were two things he didnt predict: 1. A leg injury severly restricting his Montreal preparation 2. The emergence of a unknown athlete from the USA with a pre-1976 best of 51.7 who turned out to be the greatest exponent in the event ever.
@@crosslink1493 No Keith Jackson did the call of the race. OJ did the color commentary. Summer Olympics. They don't play football in the summer and hired OJ due to his then popularity plus he was also a track and field athlete in college.
I think Mike Shine was just as happy for Edwin as he was. Look at the sportsmanship that they have for each other. It's almost unheard of in this day and time. They both ran a very good race. 🙂😉🤩
In my opinion there are 4 Olympic events where the whole landscape of a sport changed: 1. DIck Fosbury 1968, whose "flop" made all other jumping styles obsolete. 2. Olga Korbut 1972, whose backflip touched off a huge interest in gymnastics. 3. 15 year old Katie Ledecky 2012 when she blew away the field in the 800 meters and went on to dominate all distance events since then. 4. This race right here, which signaled Edwin's decade + of dominance of the 400m hurdles.
In early 1980 Mike Shine actually called my house. I did well at a track meet at West Point where he was coaching. He invited me up to take a physical and possibly join the team. I passed the physical and medical tests. I decided the academics were too hard and didn't go.
Edwin Moses, one of the true superstars of sports, the most dominant athletes, in the top 5 of best track&field athletes of all time, together with Jan Zelezni and Sergei Bubka and don't know who else.
Es Moses was phenomenal. I remember the US boycott in Moscow 1980, and he faced the "Champion" in his absence Beck from East Germany later on in 1980 I think, and he left him for dead winning by 10 metres or more!
Thanks for posting this. It took me back to a cozy living room in Palo Alto where I watched the Olympics with my host family, and we all cheered like crazy for Edwin. Only bad thing about this clip is the commentator named Simpson. Does anybody know if Moses changed his lead foot or the number of half-strides during the race?
Does anyone have a clean copy of this? I am in the front row of the standing room only section and I would like a clean copy to show my son. When I saw the original back in 1976 it was much clearer than this. Thanks Art W.
UN DÍA COMO HOY 31 DE AGOSTO NACIÓ 1955: Edwin Moses, atleta estadounidense. (Edwin Corley Moses - (n. el 31 de agosto de 1955 en Dayton, Ohio) es un atleta estadounidenseretirado especialista en 400 metros vallas. Fue dos veces campeón olímpico (en 1976 y 1984) y batió en cuatro ocasiones el récord mundial hasta dejarlo en 47,02 en 1983. Además de destacar en el deporte era un gran estudiante. Obtuvo una beca para ir al Morehouse College en Atlanta
Wasn't Mike Shine an alternate who got promoted to regular after one of his team members got injured? Whatever, what a fine moment for him as he was a totally unexpected medalist. Moses on the other hand was one of the all time greats.
Don't think so because he finished 3rd at the trials in June although Jim Bolding who was ahead of him and Wheeler at the 10th hurdle went from 2nd to 4th after stumbling off it.
When people talk about the greatest athletes of alltime, if Ed Moses isn't mentioned then that list is void. Ed is unique. A special case. A master, a genius, a giant, an artist of the highest order in his sport. Dig deeper and learn about what he did to be able to dominate his sport like no one else has ever done. Its incredible.
He definitely revolutionized the short hurdles and now you got Warholm doing the same.
Even though I am English, Moses was one of my athletics heroes when I was a kid. Got his autograph one time at Crystal Palace in London. Treasured!
I love how Mike Shine runs up to Edwin Moses and surprises him with that extremely heartfelt hug. They were so proud of each other - and only thinking about being compatriots and countrymen who are proud of each other's achievements. That is true compatriotism.
instablaster...
Great comaraerie displayed by fellow American ...Mike Shine
A brilliant, generous man whose athletic triumphs are matched only by his graciousness.
Mike Shine was our sprint/jump/hurdle coach at my high school coach. I was a distance runner but he helped me improve so much. Love watching this video.
That was a great moment.
I remember it so clearly when Mike Shine hugged Edwin Moses after the race.
A GREAT day and great year for the Untied States!
Edwin was an incredible athlete.
In the late 70’s and early 80’s Edwin Moses was my idol. Thank you Mr. Moses. BR from Sweden
This man didn't have a coach or trainer from the time he was in college and all throughout his career. That is unbelieveable. If ever a track and field athlete could be described as a genius, then it would be Ed Moses. His knowledge of conditioning and recovery is what set him apart. He studied ballet to learn to improve his stretching and applied a very scientific approach to his training. He said he saw hurdling as a form of art. He was ahead of his time. A genius!
when asked about a coach he replied he knew more about running the 400 hurdles than anyone else and he was right.
Every time I watch this clip, I cannot believe how loose and relaxed Moses' running style is. He is like a gazelle. He trained in a style that was considered very unconventional, studying ballet and dance, which I think you can really see in how he moves. So graceful. And of course Mike Shine with his surprising silver. I'm from his hometown and we all helped him raise money to go to the Olympics and wished him well. But I think we all knew he had little or no chance of making the finals, let alone medal. He ran the race of his life that afternoon. It was really something to see!
Shine's silver and the victory lap with Moses was so wonderful!
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There’s a lot of science behind his perfect running style. He used his knowledge of physics to gain legal advantages over the competition which makes him that much greater.
What an amazing athlete Edwin Moses was.
BTW
The live atmosphere of this clip is absolutely amazing. Would love to see more of the Montreal Games. I'm sorry that no one does have the 100m of 4x100m Women. Also I would love to see the swim events
One of the greatest athletes in history. He would set a new world mark a year later and would go on to that incredible streak of his, which included winning the gold in 1984. The win streak would end in 1987 when he was beaten by Danny Harris and in 1988 Andre Phillips defeated Moses at the Olympics in Seoul.
At those '88 Olympics, where Moses was third, I understand he was kind of in a daze at having lost and out of habit, took the top spot on the medal stand before someone called his attention to it.
I watched this live on ABC almost 40 years ago and it's one of my favorite Olympic moments ever.
While Moses and Shine were taking their victory lap, they attempted to leap over a hurdle and knocked it over. The crowd began laughing and Moses just raised his hands an shrugged his shoulders while smiling wide. I wish that was included in this video.
Their victory lap was so awesome, waving flags and yes, knocking over a hurdle. Mike Shine was from my hometown and we were so thrilled with his silver. He was not expected to even be in the finals. He ran the race of his life.
Mike Shine running the race of his life. Now THAT'S what the Olympics is all about.
I remember that moment. I was also hoping to see that again.
i know mike shine. hes a great guy. its a lot of fun to hear him talk about the olympics, hes still fast. he said that moses was very fast and a nice guy.
what a sick finish from moses,epic performance!!
MOSES, THE BEST FOREVER
Moses was always a classy guy.
Unfortunately people who haven't researched Ed Moses's training and methods don't understand how radical and left field he was in his sport. He is a genius. His training methods were so far ahead of his time. The key was that he was always in better shape than his competitors. He developed a totally unorthordox programme. He never had a coach or trainer his entire career, and wasn't affiliated with any US athletics programme. From his beginning in college, he did it on his own, out of nowhere.
Fabulous! Just fabulous! Almost as impressive as Moses' performance is the jubilation on the fact of silver medalist Mike Shine - his triumph was quite unexpected!
Ed was an outstanding athlete, i've got nothing but regard and respect for the man, Ed's mannerisms reminds me of my old sports teacher at school, especially the way he limbers up.
America's greatest Athlete i think.
Poetry in motion-Moses perfected the 400m hurdles in the 70's and 80's-funny to hear "the Juice" doing the colour commentary alongside Keith Jackson!
Edwin's son goes to my school and i can tell you thet he is 1 of the most humble man i have ever talked to.
Go Eagles
My all time favourite Olympian.
I was 13 years old in 1976. Our parents took our family to Montreal from Wisconsin and we enjoyed 4 days of track, 3 of those days in SRO around the final turn. We were there for this race and it was beyond thrilling. Keith Jackson and OJ on the call is interesting, since they were accomplished football announcers by trade. OJ was a track star at USC in his younger years.
The great Edwin Moses, one of my sport heroes and the greatest 400 meter hurdler in my book. This race at the 1976 Olympics stands as one of the greatest Olympic moments in history in my opinion.
GREAT ATHLETE!!!
Best video I've seen of any Olympic footage. I really enjoyed the medal ceremony. It showed all 3 medalists receiving their medals, not cut short. Two thumbs up for this coverage!👍👍
As a track official I have to tell you that it is perfectly legal for a runner to step on the line of a running lane so long as he does not interfere with another runner. What a runner is not allowed to do is step outside of his lane if it gives him an advantage or interferes with another runner. Moses' run was perfectly legal.
my alltime greatest olympic track and field moment!!!!!
Shout out to Mike shine coached me in high school few years ago definitely motivated me
Edwin Moses may be the greatest track athlete of all time.
That was a great Win for EDWIN MOSES
I had the pleasure of watching him at a Crystal palce meet back in the day. I was talking to my colleague at the high jump and I had barely fiished a few sentences when he was back at the finishing line awesome athlete.
Mike Shine alternated lead leg over each hurdle - the only Olympian do so and win a medal. He grew up in a small town of only a couple thousand people.
his stride length required 14 steps between the hurdles while Moses did 13 for the entire race, something one no else has ever done.
A lot of 400mh runners do that now, both men and women. Sydney Maclaughlin does it, watch some of her races. I believe Karsten Warholm, Rai Benjamin both do it, too.
Mike Shine...Youngsville PA. Class act!
Great call by Keith Jackson and Jim McKay... Those were days of TRUE Olympics broadcasting not that disgrace that NBC put on in 2012.
I thought it was Keith Jackson and OJ Simpson calling the race...?
@@billplaney2585 Nope, Keith and Jim McKay. O.J. was still running through defensive lines when the 1976 Olympics took place.
The disgrace started in 1984 hen NBC broadcast the L.A. Olympics. Commercial after commercial after commercial, quick cut to a sports event, then back to commercials. I haven't bothered to watch it live since then.
Second place.......Mike Shine from Youngsville, Pennsylvania. Then on to PSU. Then the Olympics.
Edwin Moses was the smoothest runner I've seen. looked so effortless for him. he had that pacing down to a science.
I wonder if Alan Pascoe thought he might have had a chance in 1976 based on his performances in 1974 & 1975, however there were two things he didnt predict:
1. A leg injury severly restricting his Montreal preparation
2. The emergence of a unknown athlete from the USA with a pre-1976 best of 51.7 who turned out to be the greatest exponent in the event ever.
Wonderful, thanks for posting this.
the beginning of the Edwin Moses era in the 400 meters Hurdles. 1976-1988
That's the Man, that's the Champion!
Shine ran a great race from Lane One...toughest lane to run the hurdles from...
The color man in the commentary is none other than O.J. Simpson...
Jim McKay, not OJ. He was still playing football at that time.
@@crosslink1493 No Keith Jackson did the call of the race. OJ did the color commentary. Summer Olympics. They don't play football in the summer and hired OJ due to his then popularity plus he was also a track and field athlete in college.
I'd forgotten how much I missed seeing this Hall of Fame runner do his thing.
I think Mike Shine was just as happy for Edwin as he was. Look at the sportsmanship that they have for each other. It's almost unheard of in this day and time. They both ran a very good race. 🙂😉🤩
In my opinion there are 4 Olympic events where the whole landscape of a sport changed: 1. DIck Fosbury 1968, whose "flop" made all other jumping styles obsolete. 2. Olga Korbut 1972, whose backflip touched off a huge interest in gymnastics. 3. 15 year old Katie Ledecky 2012 when she blew away the field in the 800 meters and went on to dominate all distance events since then. 4. This race right here, which signaled Edwin's decade + of dominance of the 400m hurdles.
Ed Moses the GOAT🎉🎉🎉
underrated
Awesome by Edwin Moses
Alan Pascoe (GBR) gave his all and came last.
That's what its all about. Respect
One of my all time favs is Moses!
I grew up knowing Mike Shine from church. He's quite an eccentric character.
EM was just so beautiful to watch!
Mike Shine wins the silver: one of the greatest Olympic upsets ever!
Are we really going to blame it on lane disadvantage. Let's tell the truth that white man needs some black genes period that's all.
The current world record holder is white.
He was a phenomenal 400 meter hurdle runner. Impeccable form.
In early 1980 Mike Shine actually called my house. I did well at a track meet at West Point where he was coaching. He invited me up to take a physical and possibly join the team. I passed the physical and medical tests. I decided the academics were too hard and didn't go.
Mike Shine is my uncle for real
I remember him once during the 80s running with a shoelace untied and winning elegantly...
INCREDIBLE athlete.
Good job
Edwin Moses, one of the true superstars of sports, the most dominant athletes, in the top 5 of best track&field athletes of all time, together with Jan Zelezni and Sergei Bubka and don't know who else.
sweet fro dude
Es Moses was phenomenal. I remember the US boycott in Moscow 1980, and he faced the "Champion" in his absence Beck from East Germany later on in 1980 I think, and he left him for dead winning by 10 metres or more!
Thanks for posting this. It took me back to a cozy living room in Palo Alto where I watched the Olympics with my host family, and we all cheered like crazy for Edwin. Only bad thing about this clip is the commentator named Simpson. Does anybody know if Moses changed his lead foot or the number of half-strides during the race?
Its not Simpson, its Jim McKay. He was a regular figure on ABC sports broadcasts.
thats my best friends dad he lives in atlanta now
Moses fuera de serie, aquí compitió junto a él mi ex profesor Dámaso Luis Alfonso Reyes, que impuso récord nacional con 49.86 segundos
Does anyone have a clean copy of this? I am in the front row of the standing room only section and I would like a clean copy to show my son. When I saw the original back in 1976 it was much clearer than this. Thanks Art W.
seconded
Maestro
Do sheep count Edwin Mosseses jumping over hurdles when they can't sleep?
I grew up knowing Mike Shine. He is a character!
is that OJ doing commenting with Keith Jackson?
Nope, Jim McKay.
ha i am a really good friend of his son julian moses
Hi, any events (at least exhibitions) between Moses and Akii Bua? Thanks.
Very sad that Akii-Bua wasn't there, as it was highly likely that these guys may have gone 2-3. Great moment, nonetheless.
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UN DÍA COMO HOY 31 DE AGOSTO NACIÓ
1955: Edwin Moses, atleta estadounidense.
(Edwin Corley Moses - (n. el 31 de agosto de 1955 en Dayton, Ohio) es un atleta estadounidenseretirado especialista en 400 metros vallas. Fue dos veces campeón olímpico (en 1976 y 1984) y batió en cuatro ocasiones el récord mundial hasta dejarlo en 47,02 en 1983.
Además de destacar en el deporte era un gran estudiante. Obtuvo una beca para ir al Morehouse College en Atlanta
Wasn't Mike Shine an alternate who got promoted to regular after one of his team members got injured? Whatever, what a fine moment for him as he was a totally unexpected medalist. Moses on the other hand was one of the all time greats.
Don't think so because he finished 3rd at the trials in June although Jim Bolding who was ahead of him and Wheeler at the 10th hurdle went from 2nd to 4th after stumbling off it.
+201081hero thanks for the info.
I had to google Ed Moses after watching Formula 1 victory interview
Runs with sunglasses, cool
El grandísimo atleta norteamericano ,Edwin Moses ,en Rey de los 400 c/ vallas.eternamente.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Keith Jackson announcing!! Another legend from back in the day when the media still had some integrity.
Moses obliterated the competition.
Imagine that !!! Mike Shine finished 2nd in the Olympics to possibly the greatest runner of all time. Edwin Moses. Not bad for a white boy.
WR like Bolt in 2008 and only for the Boycott Would have done the treble too.
Agreed - he would have won easily in Moscow.
I WISHD IM FINNISH EDWIN MOSES...
mike shine shone
Cards2011 definitely !!!!!!!!!!😎😎😎😎😁😁😁😁😁
ITS the JUICE!!!! talking about morehouse?!?!?!?!
5:58 Himno Nacional de los Estados Unidos (arreglos de Vic Vogel).
holy crap he looks fast
oj is an announcer
absolute window ledge
Go Mike Shine
Da 5 Bloods made me come here.
Mike Shine!!
hes my uncle
Really?! Say hi from me, he is my favourite male athlete, well maybe only behind Ali :)
okay. i definitely will.
Mike Shine is my uncle!!
isn't right leg lead tough on the curves?
Mike Shine went to my school
He must be winned at Moscow also.
moses would have won in 1980.
Late Keith Jackson