[3] He won 400 m gold medals at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow and at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Indianapolis.
However, he won a gold medal in the relay with his compatriots Danny Everett, Roddie Haley and Butch Reynolds.
He ran in the relay heats at the 1988 Summer Olympics and received a gold medal for his contribution as the American runners won in the final.
He remains the joint United States and Panamerican record holder in the rarely competed indoor 4 × 200 m relay, which he set in 1991 in Glasgow, Scotland alongside Thomas Jefferson, Raymond Pierre and Kevin Little.
[7] Coached the Dunwoody High School Girls Track and Field 5AAAAA Team to the State Championships for the 2012–2013 Season.