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1949  Ralph Mann (Ralph Vernon Mann; born June 16, 1949) was an
American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meter hurdles.
He was an undergraduate at Brigham Young University, and later
earned a Ph.D. in Biomechanics from the Washington State
University. His son, Randall Mann, is an award-winning poet and
literary critic. He also has a daughter, Amber Murphy.  In 1969,
Mann won his first NCAA 440 intermediate hurdles championship
with a time of 49.6 seconds. Tying the NCAA and American
records, the time was three-tenths of a second off the world
record. A year later in Des Moines, Iowa, Mann captured his
second NCAA championship and set a new world record time of 48.8
seconds for the 440 intermediate hurdles.  During his collegiate
career Ralph was NCAA champion three times. He was a three-time
All-American, and in 1970 was second in the voting for the
Sullivan Award.  He competed fo