Paul Moore (American football) explained

Paul Moore
Position:Halfback
Birth Date:23 January 1918
Birth Place:Okeechobee, Florida
Death Place:Martin County, Florida
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:208
High School:York (SC)
College:Presbyterian
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:15
Pfr:MoorPa20

Paul Neely Moore (January 23, 1918 – May 7, 1975) was an American football player.

A native of Okeechobee, Florida, Moore attended York High School and Presbyterian College, both in South Carolina. For three years, he played at the blocking-halfback position for the Presbyterian Blue Hose football team.[1]

Presbyterian coach Walter A. Johnson recommended that Detroit Lions coach Potsy Clark sign Moore. Clark invited Moore for a tryout, and Moore impressed. He played for two seasons as a blocking back and linebacker for the Lions. He appeared in 15 games during the 1940 and 1941 seasons.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Polite Smasher: Paul Moore, Unknown Son of the South, Pleases Potsy at Lions' Practices with His Terrific Blocking. Detroit Free Press. August 21, 1940. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Paul Moore. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. August 26, 2020.