Lionel Moise Explained

Lionel Moise
Birth Date:31 December 1888
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Player Years1:1909
Player Team1:Sewanee
Player Positions:Tackle
Coach Years1:1910
Coach Team1:Terrill School for Boys (assistant)
Coach Years2:1911
Coach Team2:Terrill School for Boys
Coach Years3:1912
Coach Team3:Dallas University Academy
Coach Years4:1914
Coach Team4:Texas A&M (assistant)
Coach Years5:1916
Coach Team5:SMU (assistant)
Coach Years6:1917–1918
Coach Team6:Southwestern
Awards:All-Southern (1909)

Lionel Moise (December 31, 1888 – March 8, 1949) was an American college football player, coach, and official as well as an attorney.

Early years

His early education was secured in the public schools of Dallas,[1] following which he attended St. Matthew's Academy, an Episcopal preparatory school. He later supplemented this training by attending Baylor University School in Chattanooga, from which he received a scholarship to the .

Sewanee

Moise was a prominent tackle for the Sewanee Tigers football team; "one of the great names of Sewanee football history."[2] At Sewanee he was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity.

1909

In 1909 the team won a conference championship. Moise was also the kicker on the squad.[3] He was selected All-Southern.[4]

Coaching career

He assisted Charley Moran with defense at Texas A&M in 1914.[5] After serving as an assistant coach at a high school in Dallas (Terrill School), Moise assisted Ray Morrison at Southern Methodist in 1916. He was hired as head coach of Southwestern University in 1917.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: A History of Texas and Texans. 1527. 3. Frank White Johnson. 1914.
  2. June Weddings in All Saints' Chapel. Sewanee Alumni News. February 1948. 21.
  3. Alpha-Alpha. Kappa Alpha Journal. 2. 22. Kappa Alpha Order. 200. 1909.
  4. News: All-Southern Selection. Charlotte Observer. November 29, 1909.
  5. News: Sewanee Star To Help Moran. The Eagle. 4. October 21, 1914. April 11, 2015. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: New Coach For Southwestern. 11. 1. October 2, 1917.